Title: Budgeting Your Money

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Objective:
Students will learn to budget their money by identifying their wants and needs, setting goals, and creating a budget plan.

Teaching Strategies and Materials:
1. Use videos and interactive activities to introduce the concept of budgeting.
2. Demonstrate how to create a budget plan in a step-by-step manner.
3. Provide students with worksheets and templates to help them create their own budget plan.
4. Encourage group work and discussions to share ideas and thoughts.

Materials:
1. Videos on budgeting
2. Interactive budgeting activities
3. Worksheets and templates
4. Whiteboard and markers
5. Pencils and paper
6. Chart paper
7. Tape and scissors

Assessment Strategies:
1. Observe students’ participation in class activities and discussions.
2. Review their worksheets and budget plans to check for understanding.
3. Assess their ability to distinguish between wants and needs.

Accommodations for Diverse Learners:
1. Provide extra support for students who struggle with math skills.
2. Offer alternative methods of assessment such as verbal or visual explanations.
3. Allow for extra time to complete worksheets and activities.

Lesson Outline:

Introduction (10 minutes):
1. Show a video on budgeting and explain why it is important.
2. Ask students what they know about budgeting and write their answers on the whiteboard.
3. Define key terms such as income, expenses, wants, and needs.

Body (50 minutes):
1. Explain the difference between wants and needs and provide examples.
2. Have students brainstorm their own wants and needs and make a list.
3. Demonstrate how to set financial goals and write them on chart paper.
4. Use an interactive activity to show how to create a budget plan.
5. Provide students with templates and allow them to create their own budget plan.
6. Discuss the importance of sticking to a budget and review tips to help them stay on track.

Conclusion (10 minutes):
1. Review key concepts such as wants, needs, income, expenses, and budgeting.
2. Ask students to share their budget plans with the class.
3. Provide feedback and suggestions on their plans.
4. Encourage them to continue practicing budgeting skills at home.

Expected Outcomes:
1. Students will differentiate between wants and needs.
2. Students will set financial goals and create a budget plan.
3. Students will understand the importance of sticking to a budget.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply budgeting skills in real-life situations.