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Consumer Math Lifepac - Unit 9 Worktext
In Consumer Mathematics Unit 9, students will study ways to begin responsible habits now, exploring options becoming more financially literate from a young age. Students learn strategies for completing research on financial topics, including identifying reliable resources and evaluating sources for reliability and credibility. Lastly, students will explore considerations for retirement and learn about tools for calculating retirement savings.
In this course, students will study:
· Responsible financial habits
· Consequences of financial irresponsibility
· How to find reliable financial information
· Strategies to evaluate sources of financial information
· What to consider for retirement savings
· How to calculate retirement income
· Tools for saving for retirement
Course Objectives
· Identify ways to be a financially responsible individual.
· Give examples of the benefits of financial responsibility.
· Give examples of the costs of financial irresponsibility.
· Identify effects of responsibility and irresponsibility on the local and global community.
· Understand there are a variety of sources for financial information.
· Understand why financial resources should be evaluated for validity.
· Know the characteristics of reliable financial resources.
· Know the characteristics of unreliable financial resources.
· Learn tools for evaluating sources of financial information.
· Practice evaluating financial information for reliability and relevance.
· Understand common retirement savings plan options.
· Recognize the different rules and requirements of common retirement savings plans.
· Explore retirement considerations.
· Become familiar with retirement savings calculators.
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: | 9780740342806 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.1875 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.4 |