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Grade 9-12

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On-Demand Webinar

Saving: Building for the Future

Time: 60 mins,

Presenter: cfitzthum Fitzthum

Teacher Version

Objective Standards Description Resources

Objective

Teachers will be able to:

Learn about the saving principles and tools to utilize in a high school classroom.
Engage in demos of various EconEdLink activities to inspire financial foresight and stability among students.

Standards

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Federal Reserve, Saving

This video is available to view for EconEdLink members only.

Description

This webinar shares the importance of saving by using emergency funds. There will be a variety of engaging and turn-key activities to bring back to any high school classroom.

Resources

Subjects:

Personal Finance

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Lesson

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Lesson

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Lesson

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Activity