Warm ups

Warm up quiz: (no notes)
1. What is federal income tax used for?
2. What is state income tax used for?
3. What is FICA used for?
4. What is exempt from withholding?
5. What is a w-4 form?
6. What is net pay?
7. What are two factors used to determine your FIT?
8. Jake makes $350 is single and claims 1. What is his FIT? (page 642-643 in book)
9. Jodie makes $300 is married and claims 0. What is his FIT?
10. What is gross pay?

Agenda October 19, 2010

1. Review packet for chapter two.
2. Review Infinite campus for any missing work.

1. Read this link: Teens Read only the introduction and a snapshot of the teen. Post three things on your blog that you learned about from the article. Label it teens and marketing. Do you agree with what they are saying about teens? Explain.
2. Review federal income taxes and state income taxes.
3. Social security
4. Group insurance.

Agenda October 4, 2010

1. Paycheck deductions-Federal Income Tax
2. Paycheck deductions-State income tax
3. What is a W-4. Fill out a W-4 form.
4. Review of advertising.
5. Reminder about progress reports and budget. Share with me through google docs.

Daily Agenda: September 30, 2010

1. Advertising and you. On your blog-answer the following:
How does advertising impact your spending?
Have you developed an immunity to advertising? Explain
Name fiver ads you have seen since you woke up.
Name a brand that you like. Why do you like it? What is it trying to sell?
2. Movie: The Persuaders-How does advertising impact lives and the world around us?
Chapter one: Breaking through the clutter of advertising.
Chapter two: Emotional branding
3. Paycheck deductions.
3. What is a W-4 form?

Daily Agenda: September 28, 2010

1. Warm up
2. Math exam
3. Create a family budget-post on your blog. Label it classwork

Daily Agenda: September 20, 2010

1. Decimals to fraction and back: Pg. 21 #9-70 odd.
2. Percent to decimal: Pg. 25 10-70 odd.
3. Have someone look at your goals from last class and give you suggestions
4. Create your own blog with the format: (initials)SPHSappliedmath.blogspot.com
5. Create a post called Goals, label it classwork and post your short, medium and longterm goals
6. Commission page 89 5-27 odd.

Agenda

September 15th
Essential questions:
What are your spending habits?
What are the ways people get paid?
Why use goals for financial planning?

How do goals relate to finance?
1. Quiz rounding, straight pay and overtime pay.
2. Go to the following link on Teen spending and complete the quiz. Blog me your results.
2. Salary review-Do examples on the board
4. Piecework pg. 85 1-20 odd.
5. What are short, medium and long term goals?

Agenda
Essential questions:
What should teens know about finance?
What is rounding?
How do goals relate to finance?

1. Warm up: Go to the my website and read the article on Teen Finance. Pick out one point in the article and discuss your thoughts in the comment section of the blog.
2. Basic math computation page 2 1-73 odd in math book.
3. Goal setting: Read page 5-6 in yellow book. Discuss.

Welcome

Welcome to the first day of class. This website will be available for students to use for responding to articles, accessing homework and handouts and viewing the daily agenda.

September 2, 2010 Agenda
1. Warm up and discussion
2. Syllabus/my website
3. Create a google email account
4. Complete the financial literacy quiz
5. Comment on an article Teens and personal finance. Choose one thing parents can do and tell me your thoughts on my blog.
7. Basic math computation page 2 1-73 odd

Credit scores

Read the website link and watch the video on credit scores.
1. What do people need a good credit score for?
2. What kind of financial history does your credit report contain? One is payment history.
3. Why is the three digit credit number so important?
4. What is the average credit score in the US?