18. Example
We will present Week Two – Making a
House Purchase
Students already formed groups of two-four based
upon their preferences and teacher approval.
In week one students will have received their
careers and salaries.
They will have input this information into their
group’s Excel worksheet.
Students will have already completed a budget
worksheet, and will have rationed their salary
according to their income.
19. Purchasing a House
Monday
Students will be given three
home prices
These three numbers will be just
above, right within, and just
below what each group can
afford
Groups must deliberate how
purchasing each house will
affect their finances
By the end of class each group
will turn in one purchase price
20. Purchasing a House
Tuesday
Begin researching real
homes that fit the price
that they chose the day
before
Teacher will provide a
Real Estate website
They will have to decide
as a group qualities of a
home they really want
vs. need vs. can afford
Decide on 2-3 options
and print these
21. Purchasing a House
Wednesday
Students will have 20
minutes to decide on
a final house to
purchase.
Students must input
their budgeting
information into their
spreadsheet.
Students will decide
on a mortgage plan,
and make any
adjusts to their
budget to account
for this new expense.
22. Purchasing a House
Thursday
Students will create a visual
poster
Each poster must display their
three pricing options, their
three choices of homes, and
their final decisions
Students will prepare a
presentation for Friday using
this visual poster.
They must present in detail the
process of decision making
that they went through as well
as a rationale for the house
they chose to buy.
Each student will write their
individual reflection.
23. Purchasing a House
Friday
On Friday, students will
come in and hand in their
individual reflections.
Each group will present
their poster.
Students can offer
feedback to each
student presentation.
