Banks & Interest
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Developing a Budget
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students practice writing SMART goals, which culminates in a goal-writing assessment. Students will further distinguish between needs and wants and marginal decision-making and explore different sample budgets. The lesson concludes with students using marginal decision-making to adjust a sample budget
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Tools for Teaching the Arkansas High School Economics with Personal Finance Course
The Arkansas Toolkit equips teachers with ready-to-use lesson guides and resources that are aligned with state standards.
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