Financial Fitness Resources/Activities for 21st Century Schools

Financial Fitness Resources/Activities for 21st

Century SchoolsTexas 4-H and

Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Jane ParkerTexas AgriLife Extension – Travis County Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences

Texas 4-H & Youth Development Program

WHAT IS 4-H ALL ABOUT?

• 4-H IS MORE THAN JUST A CLUB!

• 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H is about having fun, learning, exploring and discovering. In 4-H, young people make new friends, develop new skills, become leaders and help shape their communities.

• More than 65,000 Texas youth are enrolled members of 4-H community clubs in Texas. Another 850,000 Texas youth get involved in 4-H through special educational opportunities at school, in after school programs, or at neighborhood or youth centers. These youth live in cities, suburbs, small towns and rural communities.

Contacting Your County Extension Agent

• http://tce.tamu.edu

• yourcounty-tx.tamu.edu

• Travis-tx.tamu.edu

• Complete Group Enrollment Form

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) –

High School Financial Planning Program

• FREE curriculum promoted by the NEFE network in Texas

• Instructor Guide

• Student Guide

• CD of resources

• hsfpp.nefe.org

• FREE

NEFE HSFPP Modules

• Your Financial Plan: Where It All Begins

• Budgeting: Making the Most of Your Money

• Investing: Making Money Work for You

• God Debt, Bad Debt: Using Credit Wisely

• Your Money: Keeping It Safe and Secure

• Insurance: Protecting What You Have

• Your Career: Doing What Matters Most

Overview:

• Each lesson: Materials List Teaching Plan Unit Overview Procedure and Corresponding Student Guide Pages Exercises Assignments Introduction

• Flexible

• Non-commercial

• Technology Links

• FREE

4-H Consumer Decision-Making

Definitions

Consumer Life Skills

Consumer Decision-Making Contest

4-H Consumer Decision-MakingObjectives

• Participants will….

Demonstrate skill in making decisions based on facts;

Apply knowledge and experience in consumer education by analyzing consumer situations;

Experience making choices among selected marketplace options; develop and strengthen reasoning ability in consumer skills

Demonstrate ability to organize thoughts and express them orally in a clear confident manner

Preparing for Competition

• Classes Study Guides

• Situations

• Prepare the class

• Place the class

• Cuts

• Calculating the scores http://www.judgingcard.com/resources/Hormel.aspx

Oral Reasons

• Opening Statement

• General Statement

• Comparison of Each Pair

• Admissions or Grants

• Conclusion or Closing Statement

Financial Fitness Resources/Activities for 21st

Century Schools• Texas 4-H and Texas AgriLife Extension

Service Resources for Financial Fitness NEFE HSFPP 4-H Consumer Decision-Making Contest

• Contact your County Extension Agent – Family and Consumer Sciences County Extension Office http://tce.tamu.edu http://yourcounty-tx.tamu.edu

Jane ParkerTexas AgriLife Extension ServiceTravis County Agent – Family and

Consumer Sciences

1600 B. Smith RoadAustin, TX 78721

512.854.9600jparker@ag.tamu.edu

http://travis-tx.tamu.edu