Week 1 - "The Week of Dreams"

Post date: Aug 29, 2016 5:1:33 PM

Friday (9/2) - We went over our class expectations.

HW - Sign you class expectations

Tuesday (9/6)

Warm up Journal Entry - What would you like your life to be like when you are 25? Discuss the following aspects of your ideal life: your job, where you live, your transportation, your family and friends, what you do for fun and what you own. (7-10 sentences)

Exit Journal Entry - Have your dreams for "life at 25" changed since the beginning of class? Why or why not? (3-5 sentences)

Wednesday (9/7)

Warm up Journal Entry - What would you like your life to be like when you are 35? Discuss the following aspects of your ideal life: your job, where you live, your transportation, your family and friends, what you do for fun and what you own. (7-10 sentences)

Exit Journal Entry - Have your dreams for "life at 35" and "life at 65" changed since the beginning of class? Why or why not? (3-5 sentences)

Thursday (9/8)

Warm up Journal - What does it mean to have "wealth?" Is it important to you that you someday become wealthy? What are some (legal) ways that you could become wealthy? (7-10 sentences)

Exit journal - Do you expect to someday become a millionaire? Why or why not? (3-5 sentences)

Friday (9/9) Journal - Go through your week 1 journal and choose 1 thing that you would like to own during each phase of life (25, 35, 65). Estimate what do you think each of these things will cost? Which phase of life do you think will be most expensive? Explain. (7-10 sentences)

Class activities:

1) hand your journal to Mr. C

2) personal finance interest survey (on google)

3) create your account on foolproofme.com

class codes:

CHPR494 for the period 4 class

C5RQ237 for the period 5 class

4) do foolproof module 1 "when it hits the fan" due next monday