Foundations in Personal Finance: Middle School Edition for Homeschool Teacher/Student Pack
Foundations in Personal Finance: Middle School Edition for Homeschool will keep your students engaged with its eye-catching design and unique teaching examples. It contains everything you need—saving you time and fully preparing you to teach the materials. The curriculum includes a student text, teacher resources, and video lessons by our Foundations team.
Our team includes #1 bestselling authors and dynamic speakers Rachel Cruze, Anthony ONeal and Dave Ramsey. The Foundations team serves as the financial experts for you, using humor and true stories to educate and reinforce the money principles taught in the lessons. Our blended learning website, foundationsU, also includes a deeper dive into some of the teen entrepreneur stories featured in the curriculum.
As a precursor to Foundations in Personal Finance: High School Edition for Homeschool, this curriculum offers timely and relevant personal finance lessons for your middle school students.
Curriculum Features:
- Includes video content on DVD, teacher resources on CD-ROM, and 1 Student Text
- Stand-alone chapters that can be used in any order
- Over three hours of video instruction given by the Foundations team of experts
- Scripture reference guide for additional study of biblical teaching related to finances
- Case studies to engage students in real-world application of financial principles
- Parent guide to encourage ongoing interaction with financial topics
- Pre- and post-tests for the course as a whole, as well as a summative assessment
- Aligned with the National Standards for Financial Literacy
Blended Learning Site - The Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool curriculum comes with access to the foundationsU.com blended learning site. foundationsU.com is full of interactive tools, relevant articles, and real-world activities on a student-focused website designed for all devices.
Chapter Summaries
- Chapter 1: Saving & Budgeting - Introduces personal finance concepts; explores what it means to be smart with money; emphasizes three reasons to save money; compares simple interest and compound interest; explains the purpose of a budget; identifies the difference between debit and credit cards; explores how to talk about money and money goals; and highlights the importance and benefits of giving to serve others.
- Chapter 2: Credit & Debit - Identifies terms associated with debt; evaluates the financial impact of debt on a household budget; examines the elements of a credit report and credit score; highlights the importance of avoiding debt; identifies ways to stay out of debt; explores the cost of a college education and the long-term cost of student loan debt; and explains ways to pay for college without going into debt.
- Chapter 3: Education, Careers, & Entrepreneurship - Examines the importance of exploring career options that line up with personal skills and interests; introduces career options and highlights their varying, post-secondary education requirements; explains the impact education can have on income; examines various types of income and taxes; identifies elements of employer benefits; introduces the topic of entrepreneurship; and explores the risks and benefits associated with starting your own business.
- Chapter 4: Income, Taxes, & Giving - Explains the difference between saving and investing; introduces investing as a way to build wealth; highlights the impact of compound interest and introduces the time-value of money; explores different types of investments; identifies different types of insurance; examines the impact of and problems associated with identity theft; and examines ways to protect yourself from identity theft.
- Chapter 5: Global Economics - Explains the differences between various economic systems; examines the movement of goods and services; explores supply and demand; explains the chain of production and gross domestic product; highlights the differences between developed and developing countries; explores global economics and trade matters; and examines the impact of scarcity and rationing.
- Chapter 6: Marketing & Consumerism - Introduces consumerism and spending habits; explores the impact of marketing, product placement, and peer pressure on consumer behavior; explains the concept of economic incentives; compares contentment and discontentment in regard to consumerism; explores various consumer protection agencies and laws; and identifies ways to be a wise consumer.
Click here to order additional student workbooks.
SKU 1056789
Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool is licensed for use in private, homeschool settings only. This item does not meet constitutional guidelines for use in public education.
| Book Title | Foundations in Personal Finance: Middle School Edition for Homeschool Teacher/Student Pack |
| Publisher: | Ramsey Education Solutions | The Lampo Group, Inc. |
| Author | Rachel Cruze, Anthonly ONeal, Dave Ramsey |
Foundations in Personal Finance: Middle School Edition for Homeschool will keep your students engaged with its eye-catching design and unique teaching examples. It contains everything you need—saving you time and fully preparing you to teach the materials. The curriculum includes a student text, teacher resources, and video lessons by our Foundations team.
Our team includes #1 bestselling authors and dynamic speakers Rachel Cruze, Anthony ONeal and Dave Ramsey. The Foundations team serves as the financial experts for you, using humor and true stories to educate and reinforce the money principles taught in the lessons. Our blended learning website, foundationsU, also includes a deeper dive into some of the teen entrepreneur stories featured in the curriculum.
As a precursor to Foundations in Personal Finance: High School Edition for Homeschool, this curriculum offers timely and relevant personal finance lessons for your middle school students.
Curriculum Features:
- Includes video content on DVD, teacher resources on CD-ROM, and 1 Student Text
- Stand-alone chapters that can be used in any order
- Over three hours of video instruction given by the Foundations team of experts
- Scripture reference guide for additional study of biblical teaching related to finances
- Case studies to engage students in real-world application of financial principles
- Parent guide to encourage ongoing interaction with financial topics
- Pre- and post-tests for the course as a whole, as well as a summative assessment
- Aligned with the National Standards for Financial Literacy
Blended Learning Site - The Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool curriculum comes with access to the foundationsU.com blended learning site. foundationsU.com is full of interactive tools, relevant articles, and real-world activities on a student-focused website designed for all devices.
Chapter Summaries
- Chapter 1: Saving & Budgeting - Introduces personal finance concepts; explores what it means to be smart with money; emphasizes three reasons to save money; compares simple interest and compound interest; explains the purpose of a budget; identifies the difference between debit and credit cards; explores how to talk about money and money goals; and highlights the importance and benefits of giving to serve others.
- Chapter 2: Credit & Debit - Identifies terms associated with debt; evaluates the financial impact of debt on a household budget; examines the elements of a credit report and credit score; highlights the importance of avoiding debt; identifies ways to stay out of debt; explores the cost of a college education and the long-term cost of student loan debt; and explains ways to pay for college without going into debt.
- Chapter 3: Education, Careers, & Entrepreneurship - Examines the importance of exploring career options that line up with personal skills and interests; introduces career options and highlights their varying, post-secondary education requirements; explains the impact education can have on income; examines various types of income and taxes; identifies elements of employer benefits; introduces the topic of entrepreneurship; and explores the risks and benefits associated with starting your own business.
- Chapter 4: Income, Taxes, & Giving - Explains the difference between saving and investing; introduces investing as a way to build wealth; highlights the impact of compound interest and introduces the time-value of money; explores different types of investments; identifies different types of insurance; examines the impact of and problems associated with identity theft; and examines ways to protect yourself from identity theft.
- Chapter 5: Global Economics - Explains the differences between various economic systems; examines the movement of goods and services; explores supply and demand; explains the chain of production and gross domestic product; highlights the differences between developed and developing countries; explores global economics and trade matters; and examines the impact of scarcity and rationing.
- Chapter 6: Marketing & Consumerism - Introduces consumerism and spending habits; explores the impact of marketing, product placement, and peer pressure on consumer behavior; explains the concept of economic incentives; compares contentment and discontentment in regard to consumerism; explores various consumer protection agencies and laws; and identifies ways to be a wise consumer.
Click here to order additional student workbooks.
SKU 1056789
Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool is licensed for use in private, homeschool settings only. This item does not meet constitutional guidelines for use in public education.
