This 45-minute lesson plan is designed to:
- Introduce students to the concept of budgeting and why a good budget is important
- Identify common budget items and learn to categorize and prioritize them
- Provide students with the knowledge to form better spending habits
Please note: Lesson plans incorporate videos, presentations and handouts from the It’s a Money Thing 48 Topics library. If you are a 12 or 24 Topics subscriber, you’ll need to check that you have the content packs required.
In addition to the elements included in the downloadable PDF below, you will need:
- VIDEO 05—Budgeting Basics
- VIDEO 40—Building a Budget
- HANDOUT 05—Budgeting Basics
- HANDOUT 40—Building a Budget
- PRESENTATION 05—Budgeting Basics
Lesson plans are provided for both U.S. and Canadian credit unions.