Unit 1: Do You Want to Buy a Home?

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Assessment

Quiz: Home-buying for class discussion
Quiz: Home-buying for class discussion

Activities

Lesson 1
Class discussion: brainstorming home-buying questions: mid-level
Research assignment: learning to research home-buying questions: mid-level

Lesson 2
A Dollar Here, a Dollar There: tracking expenses: mid-level
Combining Computer Literacy and Budgeting: computer class

Lesson 3
Credit Activity using Authentic Materials
Creating Nontraditional Credit Histories
Writing Letters to Credit Unions
True and False Questionnaire: Credit Reports: (college)
Questions You Might Want to Ask: Credit Reports (college)

Lesson 4
Introducing Students to U. S. Banking Culture
Visits from Bankers, Brokers & Housing Counselors
Check Cashers versus Banks