Through an interactive game, students practice speaking in the language they’re studying as they share spending decisions they’ve made in the past and start to think about their spending habits in new ways.
Topic
Spend (Budgeting, Buying things)
Subject
CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Physical education or health, World languages
Grade Level
High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Duration
15-20 minutes
Big idea
As consumers, people make spending and saving decisions all the time.
Essential questions
- When I receive money, do I tend to save it or spend it?
- What are my spending habits?
Objectives
- Listen to classmates’ responses to buying and spending questions
- Realize that spending decisions often reflect habits that are developed over time
What students will do
- Form a circle and toss or bounce the ball to different classmates.
- Answer a question based on the number they see when they catch the ball by speaking in the language they’re studying, as appropriate, about their spending habits.
- Reflect on their own spending habits as they listen to classmates’ answers.
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Teacher guide
cfpb_building_block_activities_budgeting-games-world-languages_guide.pdf
Note: Please remember to consider your students’ accommodations and special needs to ensure that all students are able to participate in a meaningful way.
