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Students with Special Needs**
Lesson Overview
Each day, we all make many decisions. Most decisions are simple, such as "what
should I wear?" or "what should I eat?" Other decisions require
more information and careful thought, such as "should I buy a new or used
car?"
All decisions involve consequences and many involve risks. As
decision-making skills are improved, a person's quality of life is enhanced.
Wise choices result in better use of time, money, and other resources.
This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn more about
decision-making, especially as it relates to choices about money. Effective
problem-solving and decision-making skills are particularly important when
other skill deficits exist. For instance, if a student lacks the specific
knowledge required for a decision, he/she can compensate by following a
sequence of steps to define the problem and identify resources for obtaining
more information.
Lesson 1 begins with a step-by-step summary of the decision-making process,
a definition of basic decision-making terms and activities to help students
practice developing alternatives and evaluating everyday choices. Students are
then familiarized with common problem-solving styles. Students are introduced
to several basic economic conditions that can affect their financial decision
making choices. Students need to understand that their financial decisions may
involve a degree of risk. Several financial risks are outlined.
Suggested teaching strategies, teaching notes, activities, overheads and
short quizzes are linked to student objectives. Additional ideas to help
students generalize decision-making concepts to real life situations are
included at the end of the lesson.
Lesson student performance goals
The student will increase his/her awareness of the consequences of financial
decisions and demonstrate effective decision-making strategies.
Lesson Objectives
The student will...
- Define vocabulary associated with decision-making
- Describe and implement the steps in a decision-making process
- List potential resources for developing alternative choices
- Identify common decision-making strategies
- Identify several economic influences on decision-making
Lesson Overheads
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1-1*
(PDF) -- Decision-Making Vocabulary
1-2*
(PDF) -- the Decision-Making Process
1-3*
(PDF) -- the Facts of the Matter
1-4*
(PDF) -- Common Decision-Making Strategies
1-5*
(PDF) -- Economic Influences On Decision-Making
Lesson Activities
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**Content courtesy of Visa's Practical Money Skills for Life  program. |
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