Free Choices And Decisions Teaching Kit - Taking Charge of Your Financial Life

Canadian secondary school students will benefit from and enjoy the Choices & Decisions Resources.  The kit consists of a Teacher's Guide and corresponding student materials in the Lesson Plans. The Teacher's Guide provides goals, objectives, teaching notes, suggested resources and web site addresses. The Lesson Plans provide overheads, quizzes and student activity worksheets which allow students to practice what they are learning in class.

This modular resource lets educators choose any or all of the lessons they believe would be most helpful for their students. The lessons require very little preparation, no special training, and can be used to support your curriculum needs.

The lessons offer students advice they can quickly understand and use to:
€ establish and maintain a budget.
€ apply for credit cards and loans.
€ evaluate financial offers and comparison shop.
€ manage bank accounts.
€ practice money management skills.
€ set and reach financial goals.
€ handle unplanned events, setbacks, and opportunities.

An Interactive CD-ROM That's Both Educational and Fun

Choices & Decisions also has a NEW and exciting CD-ROM that is both educational and fun. It can be used as part of the Educator's Kit to reinforce the lessons taught and give students of all ages an engaging way to gain more practice. The CD-ROM can also be used independently to offer students and consumers an entertaining experience as a way to develop financial management skills.

The CD-ROM offers participants these learning experiences:

• The Money Management Intelligence Game teaches the art of budgeting and financial decision-making. Players solve the financial problems and help achieve money goals of six different characters or couples in real-life situations.
  

• The Get Out of Debt Quiz Show tests the player's knowledge of money matters. Game contestants start in debt, earn points with correct quiz answers, and try to get out of debt in this fun game.
  

• Electronic Calculators help the user evaluate credit cards, loans, retirement options, personal budgets, and even how to make a million dollars. The user can input his personal data into the calculator, save and print for future use.

Fits Multiple Curriculum Needs

Wherever you teach - Sackville, Sainte-Foy or Sannichton - and whether your subject is business, career and personal planning, guidance, math, marketing, health/PE or family studies, Choices & Decisions applies and is easily integrated into your curriculum. Share this resource with other teachers who may find it useful as support material in their subject area.

The program is available in English and French and is geared to Canadian teachers of  grades 9 -12 students.  You can order the kit by visiting: http://www.intramurals.ca/ and clicking on the Choices and Decisions graphic or the words Choix et Decisions - for the French version.