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Thoughts to Keep in Mind When Teaching Financial Literacy
Thoughts to Keep in Mind When Teaching Financial Literacy
Be sensitive to student feelings when discussing money and finances because this can be a triggering topic for some. We have students from a wide variety of backgrounds and circumstances. Remember that inequities exist between our students and we need to be careful not to make assumptions about their experiences with money or their family's financial means.
Try to use tools that students will be likely to access beyond your class. Equipping them with the tools that they'll feel comfortable using to make real financial decisions when they're older will empower them to build a more solid financial future.
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Curriculum
Curriculum
Grade 8:
C1.2 create and translate repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns involving rational numbers using various representations, including algebraic expressions and equations for linear growing and shrinking patterns
C1.3 determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in growing and shrinking patterns involving rational numbers, and use algebraic representations of the pattern rules to solve for unknown values in linear growing and shrinking patterns
F1.5 compare various ways for consumers to get more value for their money when spending, including taking advantage of sales and customer loyalty and incentive programs, and determine the best choice for different scenarios
F1.6 compare interest rates, annual fees, and rewards and other incentives offered by various credit card companies and consumer contracts to determine the best value and the best choice for different scenarios
Knowledgehook's Math Background, Misconception Charts and Gap Closing Resources
Knowledgehook's Math Background, Misconception Charts and Gap Closing Resources
These resources are available in your Knowledgehook account. They are also linked in this Google Doc. However, you must be logged into your browser or app with your DSB1 account to access this file.
Knowledgehook's math background charts explore the big ideas in detail and address best practices and tips for remediation. Their misconceptions charts include tips for understanding, preventing, and/or remediating common learning gaps, misconceptions, and errors for this topic. The Remediation questions can be assigned to students in order to assess individual students' specific remediation needs.
Topics for this unit:
Equivalent Forms of Ratios
Order of Operations with Integers
Solving Proportion Problems
Grade 7 & 8 Knowledgehook Support ChartsMarian Small's Gap Closing
Marian Small's Gap Closing
Gap Closing resources are designed for students who need additional support in mathematics. For each topic in the resource, there is a diagnostic and a set of intervention materials. Diagnostics are designed to uncover the typical problems students have with a specific topic.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy
Sample Lesson on Simple & Compound Interest
Sample Lesson on Simple & Compound Interest
Exploring Simple & Compound Interest
(Gr 8 Desmos Activity)
Exploring Simple and Compound Interest (Gr 8) • Teacher Guide.pdfPrintable Teacher Guide
Lessons from the Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators (OAME)
Lessons from the Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators (OAME)
Grade 8 - Financial Literacy Lesson - Understanding Credit Cards (2 hours) This lesson is an introduction to credit cards. Students will learn about the benefits and disadvantages of using credit cards by comparing interest rates, annual fees, rewards and other incentives. (Specific Expectations: F1.6, A1)
3-Part Lessons from the Ontario Teachers' Federation
3-Part Lessons from the Ontario Teachers' Federation
Dollar Store Economics Students will analyze and assess the value (cost and quality) of products purchased at a dollar/discount store compared to a specialty store. (Math Expectations: B1, B2, F1.4-Gr 7, F1.5-Gr 8)
Debt: Benefits and Costs Students are introduced to the concept of “debt.” After examining the costs of different types of debt and the effect on purchase prices, students discuss the pros and cons of debt. (Math Expectations: B1, B2, F1.2-Gr 8, F1.4, F1.5-Gr 7, F1.6)
All Money Present And Accounted For! Students compare rates and calculate the return on various investment vehicles. Students will develop skills with percentages and banking, as well as how to research. (Math Expectations: B1, B2, F1.5, F1.6)
Cost Of Borrowing Students will learn how to read a credit card statement and the cost of using credit cards. (Math Expectations: F1.1-Gr 8, F1.5, F1.6-Gr 8)
Two Cents – Money Wisdom Students assess and evaluate money advice from family members and experts in the community by conducting interviews about how different people earn, save and spend money. (Math Expectations: F1.2-Gr 7, F1.5-Gr 8, Language - Writing: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Assessment Ideas
Assessment Ideas
Introductory Video
Knowledgehook
Knowledgehook
Knowledgehook is an Instructional Guidance System (IGS) that uses engaging assessments to unlock insights and expert guidance for math teachers.
Create assessments from question banks aligned with the new 2020 Ontario Mathematics Curriculum
Assign work as "Game Shows" (class-wide activity similar to Kahoot) or as self-paced "Missions"
Reports and built-in individualized gap closing materials activities support teachers in remediation efforts
Parental portal allows parents to view their child's progress and send encouraging messages
DSB1 premium upgrade (You must be logged into Google with your DSB1 account to see this document.)
Teacher Essentials support document
You can use Google Forms to quickly document evidence of learning during your conversations with and observations of your students. This PDF includes links to several Google Forms organized by strand. You'll need to copy and modify them to include your students' names.
Google Forms for Documenting Student Learning.pdfDocumenting Conversations & Observations - Tracking Sheets.pdfUse ongoing, progressive rubrics (provided below) to record student progress based on triangulated data, like observations and conversations.
sample template for Reasoning & Proving Rubric
Rubrics for each of the new overall expectations
Here's a great blog post by Damian Cooper called What is “Triangulation” in the Assessment Context? which will help support our understanding of how we can assess as we move towards giving students messier and more real problems where the process of problem-solving is valued in addition to "the right answer."
Technology
Technology
Online Calculator Resources
Online Calculator Resources
Find calculators for...
Compound interest
Loans
Currency conversions
Credit card and loan repayments
Unit conversions
BMI and other health indicators
Significant Figures
Converting cooking units
And other fun calculators like (birthdays, how many days until, days between dates, etc.)
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