1. BANKING IN THE CLASSROOM Ashley Bailey

2. Standard  SS5E4 The student will identify the elements of a personal budget and explain why personal spending and saving decisions are important.

3. Day 1  Define terms for activity  Cost  Debits  Credits  Earn  Receive  Budget  Spending  Saving

4. Day 1 - Continued  Students will brainstorm with the class and then create a Comic Life project to describe the credits and debits earned in the classroom.  This project will be accessible to the student throughout the activity so they can keep up with their earnings.  Ideas for credits: homework, an A, B, or C on a test, good attendance, etc.  Ideas for debits: not prepared, F on a test, tardies, absences, etc.

5. Day 2  Complete Comic Life and print  Begin keeping track of debits and credits with a starting balance of $100.00 using template found here here  Discuss the importance of keeping track of money using a register

6. Day 3-4  Review the idea of banking, business and personal finance.

7. Functions: Businesses, Banks, & Government http://econ161.berkeley.edu/multimed ia/circular.html http://econ161.berkeley.edu/multimed ia/circular.html What is the function of business in our economy? What are the functions of banks in our economy? What is the function of government in our economy? How do these three interact? What is the function of business in our economy? What are the functions of banks in our economy? What is the function of government in our economy? How do these three interact? Courtesy of georgiastandards.org

8. Personal Finance  Feed the Pig! Great personal finance site with lots of interactive components: http://www.feedthepig.org/. http://www.feedthepig.org/  Holiday Savings Calculator http://www.kidsbank.com/calc ulators/holiday/hol_calc.asp : http://www.kidsbank.com/calc ulators/holiday/hol_calc.asp Courtesy of georgiastandards.org

9. This is the rubric to help the teacher grade the projects. The rubric will be available to the students. rubric