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=Welcome to Financial Literacy!=

====This wiki will allow you to use my project, or parts of my project, with your class. Feel free to tweak any of the material to fit you and your student's needs. Please email me with any of your ideas as this is always a work in progress. I hope you find this project meaningful.====

Leslie Williams
leslie_williams@caryacademy.org

=Table of Contents= Home

The Rubric
Printable Project Project Differentiation

The Basics of the Project
Introduction to Money by the Wall Street Journal's Guide on Understanding Money Charlyane Becomes a Millionaire Using Compound Interest Learning About Linear and Exponential Growth Relating Linear and Exponential Growth to Income and Retirement Using a Retirement Spreadsheet Researching a Career Interviewing a Professional in the Career of Choice Creating a Real Life Budget Based on the Career of Choice

Adding Pizzazz and Increasing Understanding
Rich Dad Smart Kid Games by Robert Kiyosaki Learning About Money from Suze Orman A Perspective by Bill Cosby "Regular People" TV Clip Informational Surveys

Other Information
Technology Links Student Examples