Lesson Plans

Building Your Future — Book 3: Expanding Responsibilities

Grades: High School

Subject Area: Financial Literacy, Math

Made Possible By: The Actuarial Foundation

Use these interactive lessons to help your students prepare for financial adulthood. Students learn the benefits of budgeting, develop skills for managing debt and establishing credit, practice the financial decision-making involved in buying a car, explore the choices involved in purchasing a home, and weigh their options for healthcare coverage, auto insurance, and other types of protection against financial risk. NOTE: Students must save these interactive PDFs to desktop in order to print their work or save it for later.
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Complete Teacher's Guide
Complete Teacher's Guide
Complete Student Workbook
Complete Student Workbook
Chap. 1: Begin with a Budget
Chap. 1: Begin with a Budget
Balancing Act
Balancing Act
Chap. 2: Loans and Debt
Chap. 2: Loans and Debt
Debt and Credit
Debt and Credit
Managing Debt
Managing Debt
Chap. 3: Purchasing a Car
Chap. 3: Purchasing a Car
Auto Loans and Leases
Auto Loans and Leases
Your First Car
Your First Car
Chap. 4: Purchasing a Home
Chap. 4: Purchasing a Home
Set a Home-Buying Budget
Set a Home-Buying Budget
Understanding Amortization
Understanding Amortization
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own
Chap. 5: Insurance Protection
Chap. 5: Insurance Protection
Comparing Health Plans
Comparing Health Plans
Auto Insurance
Auto Insurance
Planning for Protection
Planning for Protection
Assessment Quiz
Assessment Quiz
Glossary
Glossary
Online Resources
Online Resources