Budgeting Finances Presentation and Activity - Financial Literacy Life Skills
Budgeting Finances Presentation and Activity - Financial Literacy Life Skills: Empower your students with essential financial literacy skills using this presentation on budgeting and finances. Designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of budget preparation, this engaging resource serves as a valuable tool in any Personal Development or life skills curriculum. The fun and colorful presentation provides students with the background information they need to understand the importance of budgeting and managing finances effectively. With its interactive format, this presentation can serve as a springboard for a variety of budgeting activities, assignments, and projects, allowing students to apply their newfound knowledge in practical and meaningful ways.
Included In The Introduction to Budgeting and Finances Presentation:
➡️ Introduction to Budgeting Presentation: Explore the fundamentals of budgeting with this engaging and colorful 24-slide PowerPoint presentation. Covering essential topics such as defining a budget, exploring its importance, understanding income, savings, distinguishing needs from wants, and categorizing expenses into fixed, variable, and discretionary, this presentation offers valuable insights and prompts meaningful discussions.
➡️ Real-World Monthly Budgeting Assignment: Students will apply their budgeting skills in this hands-on assignment by creating a personalized monthly budget based on a fictional job. They will research their net income, plan for expenses, and categorize them into fixed, variable, and discretionary costs. Students will also factor in savings and future goals to ensure their budget is realistic and aligned with the lifestyle they envision. The activity includes a two-page budgeting organizer, questions to consider for each of the expense categories, career cards you can distribute to students, and a reflection writing assignment.
What Teachers Are Saying AboutThe Introduction to Budgeting and Finances Presentation:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used this presentation to introduce a budgeting unit. The vocabulary laid the foundation for the rest of the unit. The definitions are clear and easy for the students to grasp. I didn't need to change a thing.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great to use at the beginning of a credit card unit. Lots of useful information for students.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is awesome! I'm so glad I don't have to reinvent the wheel and take the time to make something less cool than this to teach about budgeting!
Pair this with our lesson on writing a check:
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