The Banzai Middle School Personal Finance Workbook (recommended for grades 6–8) offers hands-on, unplugged activities designed to complement Banzai Teen or serve as standalone personal finance lessons.
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Activities in the Middle School Personal Finance Workbook
Lending, Credit, and Financial Services: Students explore foundational financial institutions and products by matching banking and credit services to specific real-world needs.
Supply, Demand, and You: Students evaluate the fundamental relationship between supply and demand, analyzing how market shifts impact wages, competition, and consumer prices.
S.M.A.R.T. Savings Goals: Students learn the framework for setting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals, then create personalized plans for increasing income and reducing spending.
Budgeting Practice: Students analyze real-world income and spending scenarios to build balanced monthly budgets for two individuals working to improve their financial health.
Reading Challenge: Students read short informational passages covering the fundamentals of credit cards and purposeful saving, followed by targeted reading comprehension questions.
Checks and Deposit Slips: Students learn how to read and fill out traditional banking documents, practicing how to write checks accurately and complete deposit slips.
Saving vs. Investing: Students compare the distinct roles of saving and investing, matching risk levels, growth potential, and time horizons to the appropriate financial strategy.
The Power of Interest: Students learn how interest works and practice calculating simple and compound interest to see how money grows over time or adds to borrowing costs.
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