Lesson
The Day of the Reality Fair
Summary
A balanced budget can break from a single unrecorded swipe at a sale rack. This lesson preps students for the fast-paced reality fair by drilling the rule that no booth gets left behind without a logged choice and an updated scorecard.
Bellringer: One Unrecorded Swipe
- Pose the retail lag scenario.
- Prime students for active tracking.
Instruction
- Walk through fair timeline, color rotations, and booth clusters.
- Set expectations: grading is on completion and math accuracy, not final balance.
Activity: Run the Fair/ Student Workbooks
- Release students into booth rotations.
- Circulate to confirm workbooks are updated before students leave each table.
| Est. Time | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min | Bellringer: One Unrecorded Swipe |
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| 5 min | Instruction |
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| 35 min | Activity: Run the Fair/ Student Workbooks |
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Lesson Prep
Reality Fair Workbook
Complete pages 2-15 during the Reality Fair event.
Class Presentation
Includes a 14-slide deck with teacher notes. Present from Banzai, download a PDF, or copy it to Google Slides.
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- Teacher NotesSlide-by-slide guidance, printable as one handout
Unit 12: Reality Fair Capstone
Reality Fair 101
A Reality Fair turns abstract budgeting into a face-to-face negotiation with rent, groceries, and car payments. This lesson kicks off the capstone unit by orienting students to how the fair works and walking them through the student workbook they'll carry through every booth.
The Day of the Reality Fair
A balanced budget can break from a single unrecorded swipe at a sale rack. This lesson preps students for the fast-paced reality fair by drilling the rule that no booth gets left behind without a logged choice and an updated scorecard.
Final Review
A semester of financial literacy comes down to one question: what would you tell your past self? This lesson revisits every major topic and challenges students to show off what they've learned by building their own presentation.
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