Microsoft Excel Fun Project Budgeting Personal Finance Lesson Plan | 1 Week Unit
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Students learn to be “Ballin’ On A Budget” with this fun Excel Lesson Plan. Give students a crash course in budgeting, personal finance, making responsible choices, and using Microsoft Excel in this real-world activity.
See the full teacher guide as a free preview to see the break-down and 5+ day lesson plan.
There is a presentation with full speaker notes for the teacher introducing students to budgeting, expenses, needs/wants, taxes, etc. Students will follow along in their own Power Point copy as they interact with the slides by answering questions and completing built-in activities. After the presentation, students will draw a "life card" at random that assigns them a salary, marital status, and possible kids. They will have to work within this information to build a life for their household.
Students will then use estimates to get an idea of what it is like to build a basic budget within your means using an Excel Spreadsheet that is pre-formulated to perform all calculations for them. Students will gain more experience working in spreadsheets in a low-pressure way. All formulas are locked so that students don't accidentally alter them.
The full teacher guide is shown in product previews, this is a 5+ day unit - perfect for filling in a time gap or giving students something valuable before they leave at the end of the year. This project could be used in any subject classroom. The following items are included, everything has a fully editable version.
Included Resources:
- Teacher Guide with Pacing Guide (Lesson Plan)
- Student Introduction Questions
- Ballin’ On A Budget Slides - Student Copy
- Ballin’ On A Budget Slides - Teacher Copy
- Life Cards - Microsoft Word (Editable) and PDF
- Project Guide, Rubric & Resources (Editable)
- Budget Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel (Protected Version for students, Password: budget) and Microsoft Excel (Unprotected, Editable)
- Reflection Questions - Microsoft Word (Editable)
- Presentation Guidelines - Microsoft Word (Editable)
