Angela builds her credit

Updated Sep 15, 2022

Students experience an interactive adventure, read a handout, and answer questions about how to build good credit.

Big idea

Building good credit has a positive effect on your life and career.

Essential questions

How can I start to build good credit?
How do the spending decisions I make affect my credit?

Objectives

Recognize what factors are used to calculate credit scores
Understand how to build good credit

What students will do

Complete an online, interactive adventure independently or as a group.
Read a handout about credit scores.
Answer questions about how to build good credit.

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Teacher guide

cfpb_building_block_activities_MiMM_angela-builds-her-credit_guide.pdf

Student materials

cfpb_building_block_activities_MiMM_angela-builds-her-credit_worksheet.pdf

Note: Please remember to consider your students’ accommodations and special needs to ensure that all students are able to participate in a meaningful way.

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Key information for this activity

Building block

(What are the building blocks?)

Executive function
Financial habits and norms
Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

Topic

Spend (Buying things), Borrow (Getting loans, Managing credit)

School subject

JROTC/ROTC (Servicemembers)

Audience

Grade level: High school (11-12)

Age range: 16-19

Student characteristics: Special education, Low income, Rural, Urban

Activity characteristics

Activity type: Individual, Small group, Whole class

Teaching strategy: Blended learning, Cooperative learning, Personalized instruction

Bloom’s Taxonomy level: Remember, Understand, Apply

Activity duration: 75-90 minutes

National standards

(What are the national standards? )

Standards: II. Spending, V. Managing credit

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