Financial Literacy
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Ratios
Lesson Outline
We will define debt-to-income ratios and do examples of how they apply to mortgages.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We did examples of front-end and back-end ratios.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Unit 4 Saving & Investing
Lesson Outline
Test on Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Baloon Mortgages
Lesson Outline
We will do some numerical examples of a balloon mortgage. We will note advantages and disadvantages of these mortgages.
Assignment
Know the differences between the three types of mortgages that we discussed.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We discussed balloon mortgages and how they work.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Unit 4 Saving & Investing
Lesson Outline
Review for Test on Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
ARM's
Lesson Outline
We will look at mathematical examples of adjustable-rate mortgages.
Assignment
Know how ARM's work.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We looked at numerical examples of ARM's.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Unit 4 Saving & Investing
Lesson Outline
We went over the types of bonds and dividends.

Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
10
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Unit 4 Saving & Investing
Lesson Outline
Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals – We learned about some common mistakes made by beginning investors. We discovered why it’s a bad idea to borrow to invest or taking too much risk when investing. Then we looked at the benefits of diversifying your investments. We learned about some common financial scams such as Ponzi schemes, debt collection schemes, fake check overpayment fraud, as well as others.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Math Related to Mortgages
Lesson Outline
We will look at fixed rate mortgages and discuss the costs and benefits. We will find costs for several hypothetical situations.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We did several examples and compared the results.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
N/A
Lesson Outline
I planned for class.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Calculations
Lesson Outline
We will do foreign currency exchange calculation examples, as well as calculating MPG and tips.
Assignment
Be is able to calculate exchange values, MPG, and tip amounts.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We did examples for each type of calculation.