Katrina's Classroom
Katrina's Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life is a four-part curriculum unit designed for personal finance-related high school classrooms.
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Reading Q&A
16-30 min
Education, Income, and Wealth
OVERVIEW
In this Page One Economics® reading assignment, learn valuable lessons that show people with more education often earn higher incomes and are unemployed less than others. Get insight into effective financial decision-making strategies. Print the article.
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CURRICULUM UNITS
INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
Paying Taxes
Feature the different types of taxes people pay.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Evaluating Careers
This activity uses a decisionmaking chart to research career options.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
Building Human Capital | It's Your Paycheck Lesson 1
Identify the link between investment in human capital and earning income.
VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Forms 101: Filling out the I-9 Form
Introduce the I-9 form.
INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
10 Tips to Get More From Your Paycheck
See 10 tips on how to analyze your paycheck.
More in This Series
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
A Dollar's Worth: Inflation Is Real
Learn more about inflation, how it’s measured, and how the inflation rate is calculated.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
AI and the Future of Work: Opportunity or Threat?
Learn how AI can impact industries and affect jobs.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Advertising: Dollars and Decisions
Review advertising history and strategies ads use to create demand.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Advertising: Targets, Techniques, and Technology
Explain how advertising creates demand for products or services.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From?
Introduce the business cycle and define its components.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
An Economic Guide to Giving the Perfect Gift
Learn how to use consumer surplus and social utility to measure a gift’s value.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Banking Basics
Describe the differences between banks, online banks, and credit unions.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Bankruptcy: When All Else Fails
Discuss earning income, budgeting, late payments, and collections.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Baseball and the $700 Million Bet on the Time Value of Money
Explain the time value of money.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Beyond Inflation Numbers: Shrinkflation and Skimpflation
Define shrinkflation and skimpflation.
