Gregory Berman, Business Education

Course Details: This is a financial literacy exploratory course. The students will have this class every other day for 45 minutes for half a year. Students will take this course in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. 

Course Description: This course familiarizes students with financial literacy topics, including money management, budgeting, investing and career exploration.

Objectives/Goals/Targets:

• Demonstrates the ability to count money and predict how much change will be needed in cash transactions.
• Create their signatures and learn when they will need to use it
• Compare different reasons banks are beneficial and the services banks provide
• Create budgets and learn the importance of saving, investing and having financial goals
• Interview and soft skills needed in life to get, maintain and earn money from a job

Required Texts Materials and Resources:

• iPad
• Paper, Pen or Pencil
• A positive attitude