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Including giving in your budget

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Students explore how creating a budgeting rule can help people include giving in their monthly budgets.

Big idea

Creating a budgeting rule for donations can help us reach our goals for giving.

Essential questions

  • How can a budgeting rule help us donate to an organization that is important to us?
  • What are some ways to support an organization that is important to us?

Objectives

  • Understand how a budgeting rule can help us reach our goals for giving
  • Reflect on ways we can support an organization that is important to us

What students will do

  • Explore ways to include giving in an imaginary budget.
  • Reflect on things they could do now to support an organization that is important to them.

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Teacher guide

cfpb_building_block_activities_including-giving-your-budget_guide.pdf

Student materials

cfpb_building_block_activities_including-giving-your-budget_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.