Lesson Plans

Building Your Future — Book 2: Paving the Road to Success

Grades: High School

Subject Area: Financial Literacy, Math

Made Possible By: The Actuarial Foundation

Use these interactive lessons to provide your students with the financial know-how for a successful career. Students tap into economic data to evaluate different career paths, explore their options for funding a college education, learn the basics of bringing home a paycheck (including benefits and taxes), and discover the importance of starting now to save for retirement. 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: Paths to Employment
Chap. 1: Paths to Employment
Career Research
Career Research
Weighing Your Options
Weighing Your Options
Educational ROI
Educational ROI
Planning It Out
Planning It Out
Chap. 2: Paying for College
Chap. 2: Paying for College
Calculating Education Costs
Calculating Education Costs
Making Adjustments
Making Adjustments
Choosing a Loan
Choosing a Loan
Financial Aid Analysis
Financial Aid Analysis
Thinking Long-Term
Thinking Long-Term
Chap. 3: Joining the Workforce
Chap. 3: Joining the Workforce
Compensation Basics
Compensation Basics
Benefit Basics
Benefit Basics
More Compensation Options
More Compensation Options
Understanding Your Paycheck
Understanding Your Paycheck
Putting It All Together
Putting It All Together
Chap. 4: Taxes
Chap. 4: Taxes
Tackling Taxes
Tackling Taxes
Chap. 5: Retirement Readiness
Chap. 5: Retirement Readiness
Starting Early
Starting Early
Add It Up
Add It Up
Retirement Readiness
Retirement Readiness
Assessment Quiz
Assessment Quiz
Glossary
Glossary
Online Resources
Online Resources