General Financial Literacy
Lesson Plans

Strand 4

Students will evaluate saving methods and investment strategies.

Standard 4

Understand the role of risk management in asset protection.

• Evaluating savings methods and investment strategies
  Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of savings vocabulary and products, the PYF concept, and the importance of preserving principles in the face of inflation.
• Insurance
  In this mini-unit, students learn basic vocabulary about insurance and then play an online game called ?That?s a Bummer? to practice knowledge learned. Additional activities in this lesson include an insurance edpuzzle, video resources, reflection questions, and an insurance math worksheet.
• Insurance: Your Protection
  This unit is intended to help students understand the importance of avoiding, reducing, and transfering risk. Insurance is the best way to manage risk. (Correlates with NEFE).
• Nearpod Investing 1010
  This is a great resource to use with Financial Literacy students. It is a brief overview of Investing to help you get started on your unit in Investing. https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=f760f7d935dc8dfaed1c1185d7955870-1&oc=user-created&utm_source=link

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http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).  Send questions or comments to USBE Specialist - Breckon  Heywood and see the Financial Literacy website. For general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director - Jennifer  Throndsen.

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