Use the personal finance course outline
Start with a ten-unit scope and sequence, evidence of learning, and quarter-to-year pacing options.
Use the course outline →Plan Your Course
Build a course that fits your students and your calendar
Start with the outcomes students need, then make deliberate choices about sequence, depth, practice, and assessment.
Create a pacing plan
Map the ten essential topics to your actual weeks, meetings, and class length.
Build your pacing plan →Build a lesson plan
Build a 45, 60, or 90 minute lesson for any essential topic.
Build a lesson plan →Use the Plan, Teach, Check framework
A simple planning cycle for turning standards into lessons students can use.
Use the planning framework →Choose your essential topics
Review ten common course topics and decide how much time each one deserves.
Review the essential topics →Choose a subject-area integration model
Decide how personal finance fits within Business, CTE, Economics, Math, FCS, Social Studies, Consumer Math, or Career Readiness.
Compare subject-area approaches →Plan evidence of learning
Use realistic decisions, explanations, and products to see what students can apply.
Plan how students will show learning →