Dakota State University
College of Education  

LESSON PLAN FOR PERSONAL FINANCE PERIOD 3

 

Name: Jayne Peterson Leusink

Grade Level: 11 - 12

School: Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls School District

Date: 10.31.12

Time: 10:30 am – 11:20 am

 

Reflection from prior lesson: Students were very attentive to the Junior Achievement guest speaker.  The guest speaker talked about saving and investing, so it corresponded with our chapter very well.  The class was familiar with terms and topics talked about today.  Two students were chatting, and they needed to be quieted, and one student had headphones in that were told to take them out to show respect.  The Junior Achievement volunteer gave some really great thought-provoking ideas to the class, relating material to everyone personally.

 

Lesson Goal(s) / Standards: 

P4.1 Students will be able to compare and contrast the risk, return, and liquidity of saving and investment options. 

P4.2 Students will be able to apply criteria for choosing savings and investment options.

P4. 3 Students will be able to explain why and how regulating agencies protect savers and investors.

 

Lesson Objectives:

This module brings students to the floor of the major Stock Exchanges.  Students will cover topics including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, risk and reward dynamics, rates of return, shareholders, and dividends. 

 

Students must complete the Investing Module on Everfi Financial Literacy program with 85% accuracy.

 


Materials Needed: I will need to use the Smart-Board for the review, and have an Internet connection for the Prezi review presentation.  Students are able to take notes on paper, or use their book to help them understand concepts further.  For the assignment, students will need to use their individual desktop PCs and have an Internet connection to do the Investing Module on Everfi.  Students will also need headphones or use the provided headset from the school’s business computer department. 

 

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics: The classroom consists of 16 females and 13 males, equaling 29 students total. Of the 27 students, 23 are white (non-Hispanic), 1 is Hispanic/Latino, 4 are Asian, and 1 is Black, or

African American. Period 3 does not have any freshman and is mostly made up of juniors and seniors. There is a nice mix between boys and girls, but it is a large class, making the room crowded and loud at times. There are a few students who have trouble staying on task, and some that will give up right away. It usually takes the class a few minutes to settle down and pay attention, but once they are on-task, they do quite well with lessons.

 

A.  The Lesson 

 

1.       Introduction (3 minutes)  

a.       I will get the class’s attention by announcing that we have chapter 8 quiz tomorrow.

b.       I will explain the review game and let the class know that I have stickers to give away (only 1 per question). 

 

 

2.       Content Delivery (18 minutes)  

a.       This will be the bulk of the review – we will go over 11 review questions on chapter 8, expand on key points and terms, and I will answer questions that students have.

b.       The review is presented using the online presentation tool – called Prezi.

 

    

3.       Closure (30 minutes)  

a.       The students will use the rest of class time to complete the assessment for the chapter – the Investing Module, by using Everfi Financial Literacy program. 

b.       By using Everfi, students will become proficient in allocating the risk and return of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and savings accounts to create an optimal investment portfolio.  Also, students will familiarize themselves with reading a stock quote and understanding how to evaluate a company based on its price, market capitalization, dividend yield, earnings-per-share, and price-to-earnings ratio.  

c.        Students will finish at different time periods, so when an individual completes the module, they are finished with the assessment and have time to finish missing classwork or study further for the quiz.

 

B. Assessments Used

                Students must complete the Investment Module in the Everfi Financial Literacy Program with 85% accuracy.

 

C. Differentiated Instruction 

                Students will be visually and auditory stimulated.  The computer simulation program is audio enabled, and will supplement the information being presented.  The visual instruction is very colorful and animated, even providing real-life scenarios and examples.  For the review, students learned from their peers and classroom discussion, the visual presentation, and the verbal form of answering and explaining questions.

 

D.  Resources

                Standards: http://www.nbea.org/newsite/curriculum/standards/economics.html

http://essentialsguides.sfinstructionalresources.wikispaces.net/file/detail/Personal+finance+July+2008.pdf

Everfi Financial Literacy website: http://finlit.everfi.net/

Textbook: McGraw Hill Glencoe Personal Finance In Partnership with Standard & Poor’s Businesses Week

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E.  Reflection from Lesson

                Period 3 did extremely well with the review.  There were only a couple questions that were left unanswered that I had to hint at the solution.  The students loved the stickers, and had fun trying to get as many stickers as they could.  The Everfi simulation went right along with the review, because chapter 8 was all about investing, and the Everfi serves as a very beneficial review supplement.  I am confident that the grades for this class will be above average for the chapter 8 quiz.