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Theme 1: Earning Income

Content Standards: Students will know that...

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
1: People make many decisions over a lifetime about their education, jobs, and careers that affect their incomes and opportunities.
5.: Retirement income typically comes from some combination of continued employment earnings, Social Security, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and personal investments.

Sample Learning Outcomes: Students will use this knowledge to…

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
Evaluate the costs and benefits of investing in additional education or training.

Theme 2: Spending: Content Standards: students will know that...

Content Standards: Students will know...

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
2: Creating a budget can help people make informed choices about spending, saving, and managing money in order to achieve financial goals

Students will use this knowledge to...: Sample Learning Outcomes

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
Share examples of how price, spending choices of others, peer pressure, or advertising influence a purchase decision.

Theme 3: Saving

Content Standards: Students will know that...

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
1.: People save money for many different purposes, including large purchases such as cars and homes, education costs, retirement, and emergencies.
2.: Savings decisions depend on individual preferences and circumstances, and can impact personal satisfaction and financial well-being.

Theme 6: Managing risk

Content Standards: Students will know that...

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
1.: Financial loss can occur from unexpected events that damage health, wealth, income, property, and/or future opportunities.

Sample learning outcomes: Students will use this knowledge to...

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Defined by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 9th-12th Grades and align with Life Scenarios
Describe how an unexpected event that damages health or property can impact a family’s financial situation.