Essential Lesson
30 MIN(S)
Managing Credit
Students will learn about credit by studying credit reports and scores and personal decision making through consumer credit.
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Credit Card Fact Sheet
This lesson introduces credit cards. Students learn the costs and benefits of using credit cards. Read Credit Card Fact Sheet as a team.
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Credit Card Fact Sheet
Essential Lesson
45 MIN(S)
Reading a Credit Report
This lesson introduces credit, the opportunity to return to a promise to pay later, and credit report and credit scores. Students will read about credits and scores and answer discussion questions.
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Credit Reports and Credit Scores
Essential Activity
20 MIN(S)
Do you want to use your credit card?
This essential group activity helps students decide whether to use a credit card in given situations. Break students into groups and distribute both Credit Card Situations and template worksheets. Assign each group a situation.
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Credit Card Situations
Credit Card Situation Template
Supplemental Activity
30 MIN(S)
Evaluating 3 Loan Applications
This supplemental activity provides students an opportunity to evaluate loan applications based on their credit reports.
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Evaluating 3 Loan Applications
Supplemental Activity
40 MIN(S)
Selecting the Right Credit Card
This supplemental activity teaches students to understand and compare credit card features and costs. Distribute one copy to each student and ask the students to research various credit cards and fill in the blanks on the chart. If desired, you can hold a group discussion after they have completed their research to discuss trade-offs and which card might be right for different life stages.
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Selecting the Right Credit Card
Additional Resources
Answer Keys
Credit Card Situation Example
Answer Keys
Benefits and Costs of Credit Cards
Student Study Tool
myFICO Credit Education
Kahoot!
Managing Credit