Grade 9-12
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Saving: Building for the Future

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: cfitzthum Fitzthum
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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

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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.

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