Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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?

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Daily Agenda: September 28, 2010

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

Monday, September 20, 2010

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.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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.