Problem solving is one skill that has to be taught. If you think about it, we really want students who can problem solve, not memorize a whole bunch of facts or methods for doing something. This lesson happens to be about cell phone plans since it is a problem that students can easily understand...
This lesson is primarily one that promotes awareness and critical thinking about advertising and the subtleties that can influence consumers like students through a medium they are all too familiar with. I think of this lesson like an informatory discussion with your child about how not every person they meet is a safe person....
In adult life there are many practical questions that require problem solving skills and a little math. This lesson has students figure out the benefits and costs to joining a shopping club like Sam's Club. Guide your students through a real life case study that requires lots of critical thinking, a little math and...
Who will learn more you or your students? The verdict is still out with this lesson on emerging technology. Students work in groups to research emerging technologies and give a formal presentation to the class. This lesson is not only fun but informative and helps students with their research and presentation skills.
This lesson follows a case study of a busy couple that is challenged by one of their coworker's to figure out whether it is cheaper to make sandwiches or buy them from Subway. Students get a chance to apply their critical thinking & problem solving skills to a practical problem as well as get...
My life skills students actually came up with this lesson. This particular class happened to be a class full of guys and they convinced me that simple cooking skills were something that they should learn before they graduate. Of course they also loved to eat...thus the birth of this lesson--cooking with small appliances!
Entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming popular thanks to all the new TV shows on the subject. There is something attractive about owning your own business but it doesn't come without sacrifice and a lot of hard work. I am a huge proponent of exposing students to many different career possibilities before college so they don't...
"Many young people fail in the management of their first consumer credit experience, establish bad financial management habits, and stumble through their lives learning by trial and error" states the Jump$tart Coalition. From this reality many programs have emerged all with one goal- to financially educate our young people. On this post I tried...
Middle School Cash a lesson on to spend the money they earn Great Granny’s Will This lesson is a great way for students to spend money responsibly and gives them some idea about the expenses necessary for living on their own. Print PDF
Basically this lesson is a challenge for students to make nutritious meals using the food guide pyramid for $60 a week and to find all their pricing and food choices from local grocery store fliers. The students would cut out what they wanted to purchase and paste them on a food pyramid chart for...
