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Consumer Math Lifepac - Unit 3 Worktext
Consumer Mathematics Unit 3 introduces students to different types of financial institutions, the benefits of banking, and the services, tools, and resources offered by banks and credit unions. Students learn how to open a checking account and about resources typically provided through online banking. Lastly, students learn about financial risks and strategies to reduce risk, including insurance and warranties, and how to evaluate these options.
In this course, students will study:
· Types of financial institutions
· Services, tools, and resources of banking institutions
· Checking accounts
· Online banking
· Financial risks
· Paying for expensive repairs
· Managing risks
Course Objectives
· Identify the major types of financial institutions.
· Understand the differences between a bank and credit union.
· Identify banking services, tools, and resources.
· Describe the roles of the bank representatives.
· Understand the steps involved in opening and maintaining a bank account.
· Understand how to write a check.
· List banking tasks that can be completed online.
· Describe how to make a payment using online banking.
· Identify financial risks.
· Define key financial risk terms, such as liability, identity theft, and privacy policy.
· List strategies to manage risks associated with banking online.
Homeschoolers appreciate the Alpha Omega curricula for their ease of use and quality instruction. There are 4 different teaching options available to help you meet your math education needs: Lifepacs, Horizons, Switched on Schoolhouse (flash drive for Windows only) and Monarch (online). Please see each option for the full course description. Christian content is included in the Lifepac, Switched on Schoolhouse and Monarch curricula.
A complete, Christian math curriculum that emphasizes skill mastery. Each Complete Boxed Set contains ten LIFEPACs and a teacher guide. The only exception is the Grade K Boxed Set, which contains two student books and a teacher guide. LIFEPACs only (no teacher guide) are also available for use with multiple students. Review and self-tests are built into the curriculum. LIFEPACs are thin, consumable student work texts. They are colorful in the elementary grades, but become less colorful as the grade level increases. Each set of ten LIFEPACs provides a year-long curriculum.
The spiral-bound teacher's guide contains a curriculum overview, teacher's notes, answer keys, and suggested guidelines (for scheduling, grading, study methods, etc). Daily lesson plans are not included. Teacher guides for grades K-1 provide more detailed teaching instruction than guides for grades 2-12. Why? Because the LIFEPAC curriculum facilitates the independent study approach. Starting in second grade, written instruction is included in each LIFEPAC so that the lessons are largely self-instructional. The teacher's responsibilities include introducing each LIFEPAC, setting a schedule, completing teacher checks, being available for student questions, administering and grading tests, and developing additional learning activities.
You might be wondering, "What's the difference between this curriculum and Horizons Math?" After all, both programs come from the same publisher and follow a similar scope and sequence up to the sixth grade. The main difference, in my opinion, is that Horizons is not self-instructional (written instruction is not included in workbooks). Another difference is that LIFEPACs offer standard practice problems whereas Horizons offers a greater variety of problems (mazes, decoding, etc) as well as standard drills, but LIFEPACs provide many more problems per workbook page. ~ Anh
Placement TestsPractical application of math in the areas of family finances, occupations, business, and transportation. Helps students to solve real-life problems in budgeting, banking, and taxes. Boxed set includes ten LIFEPAC workbooks, review test and a solution key (which includes answers to the Lifepac questions), self-test, and test. LIFEPACS ONLY set includes just the Lifepacs, and workbooks and solution key are also sold individually. Prerequisites are Algebra I and Geometry.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Alpha Omega Publications |
Grades: | 10-12 |
ISBN: | 9780740342745 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.125 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.3 |