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Other books in the
“How to Buy a Home”
series:

How to Buy a Home
in the United States:
Student Edition
Teacher Edition

How to Buy
Your Own Home:
Student Edition
Teacher Edition

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Introduction

I: Your Students' Situation

Assessment: Home-Buying Quiz
Assessment: Home-Buying Questionnaire

Assessment: Pre- and Post-Test

Assessment: True/False Survey
Activity: Generating Students' Questions:
A Brainstorming Session
Activity: Learning Through Inquiry
Activity: What Do Students Already Know about Buying a Home? A Mapping Activity
Activity: Guided Writing: Unlocking the Door
to Your Dream House
Activity: The Home I Knew as a Child:
A Guided Paragraph Writing Exercise
Activity: Revisiting Your First Home:
A Three-Part Writing Exercise
Activity and Handout: Student Writings:
Dream Houses and Places That Feel like Home		    
Activity: Housedreaming: A Drawing Activity    
Activity: Advantages and Disadvantages
of Owning a Home		    
Handout: Advantages and Disadvantages
of Owning a Home: A Student Letter		    
Activity: Needs Versus Wants    
Activity: Find Your House    
Handout: Visiting Open Houses    
Activity: Reflecting on Neighborhoods    
Activity and Handout: Living in the City
Where the Shopping Is Easy

II: Money Matters

Activity: A Dollar Here, a Dollar There    
Activity: Combining Computer Literacy
and Budgeting		    
Activity: Credit Activity Using Authentic Materials    
Activity: Creating Nontraditional Credit Histories    
Activity: Writing Letters to Credit Bureaus    
Handout: True and False Questionnaire:
Credit Reports		    
Handout: Questions You Might Want to Ask if You Are Applying for a Credit Card    
Activity and Reflection:
Navigating the Banking System 		   
Activity: Introducing Students
to U.S. Banking Culture		    
Activity: Visits from Bankers, Brokers,
and Housing Counselors		    
Handout: The Lawyer    
Activity: Looking for a Mortgage Vendor    
Handout: Negotiate for the Best Price    
Handout: Putting Together a Down Payment    
Activity: How Much Will It Cost?    
Activity: Amortizations:
Using Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet		    
Activity: A Lesson on Discount Points    
Activity: What You Should Know
about Mortgage Loans		    

III: Consumer Protection

Handout: The Fair Housing Act
and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act		    
Handout: Discrimination    
Handout: “Mortgage Lending Shows Race Disparity,” Boston Globe, Sept. 2000    
Handout: Landlord/Tenant Rights    
Handout: What Is Predatory Lending,
and How Can It Affect You?		    
Activity: Check Cashers versus Banks    
Activity: I Can’t Pay This Bill—What Should I Do?    
Handout: “Predatory Lending:
Banks Trick Poor into Expensive Loans”		    
Handout: Lead: Dust, Paint Chips,
and Water from Old Sinks or Old Pipes		    
Handout: Asbestos and Radon    

IV: Student Stories

Activity and Handouts:
Ideas for Adapting Student Stories 		   

V: Language and Literacy Lessons

Activity: Using Song Lyrics
for Vocabulary Development		    
Activity: Practicing Grammar,
Vocabulary, and Pronunciation		    
Activity: Vocabulary Builders    
Handout: Homeownership Terms:
A Bilingual English/Spanish Glossary		    
Activity and Handouts: “Buying a Home,”
the Fictional Account of Angelo Rodriguez 		   
Activity: Playing with the Real Estate Ads    
Activity: Housing Vocabulary    
Activity: Expectations of American Culture    
Activity: Where Do You Live?/
What’s in Your Neighborhood?		    
Activity: Discussing the Word “Home”    
Activity: Practicing Directions

Appendices

Appendix 1: Glossary of Home-Buying and Money-Management Terms    
Appendix 2: Fannie Mae Foundation
Free Home-Buying Resources		    
Appendix 3: Literature with Themes of Home