Math6-8
Financial Literacy Review Guide for 6th Grade
By Amy H.
A review guide with a glossary of 12 core personal finance terms, including opportunity cost, goal types, spending categories, and cash flow. It includes a real-world example for each term, a matching game, scenario questions, and an expense tracker, so students can practice applying the vocabulary to everyday money decisions.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use the glossary as a pre-reading or warm-up activity, having students read each definition and example aloud before moving to the matching game and scenarios.
- Discussion question: Think of a recent purchase you made. What was its opportunity cost, and what did you give up by choosing it?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pair them with a partner to work through the table, and have them write one sentence in their own words for each term before attempting the scenarios.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to build a sample monthly budget that separates fixed, variable, and periodic expenses and explain how pay yourself first would change it.
- Estimated time: About 45 to 60 minutes for the glossary and matching game, plus additional time for the scenarios and expense tracker.
Math6-8
Financial Literacy Review Guide for 6th Grade
By Amy H.
A review guide with a glossary of 12 core personal finance terms, including opportunity cost, goal types, spending categories, and cash flow. It includes a real-world example for each term, a matching game, scenario questions, and an expense tracker, so students can practice applying the vocabulary to everyday money decisions.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use the glossary as a pre-reading or warm-up activity, having students read each definition and example aloud before moving to the matching game and scenarios.
- Discussion question: Think of a recent purchase you made. What was its opportunity cost, and what did you give up by choosing it?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pair them with a partner to work through the table, and have them write one sentence in their own words for each term before attempting the scenarios.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to build a sample monthly budget that separates fixed, variable, and periodic expenses and explain how pay yourself first would change it.
- Estimated time: About 45 to 60 minutes for the glossary and matching game, plus additional time for the scenarios and expense tracker.