Livingston County Schools
Pacing Guide
Subject or Grade 6th Grade Financial Literacy, Consumer Decisions, and Careers
Length of time / Unit Name / Overview / Assessed Standards8 Weeks / Making Financial Decisions / Students will set short and long term goals and see how their financial decisions impact their achievement. / (POS): VS-6-FL-S-1; VS-6-CD-S-1
Assessments:
Completion of Vault Online Units 1 and 3 over Responsible Money Choices and Making Plans with Money
Financial Fitness for Life Lessons 7 (Managing Cash), 10 (Why Save?), and 17 (Comparison Shopping)
Online Vault Curriculum Quizzes
Quiz over Short, Medium, and Long-term goals
Evaluating a Budget
Create a Family Budget
5 Weeks / Credit and Borrowing / Students will explain what credit is and when and why it is important to borrow money. / (POS): VS-6-FL-S-2
Assessments:
Completion of Vault Online Unit 4 over Credit and Borrowing
Financial Fitness for Life Lesson 15 – Cash or Credit?
Online Vault Quiz
Evaluating a Sample Credit Card Statement
5 Weeks / Saving and Investing / Students will analyze various types of saving and investing and develop an individual savings plan. / (POS): VS-6-FL-S-2
Assessments:
Completion of Vault Online Unit 6 over Saving and Investing
Financial Fitness for Life Lesson12 – Types of Savings Plans and Investments
Online Vault Quiz
Identifying which type of savings plan would be best for various scenarios.
Summarize what they learned about saving from guest speaker.
5 Weeks / Checking Accounts / Students will identify the features of a checking account and learn how to write a check, complete a check register, and reconcile a bank statement. / (POS): VS-6-FL-S-3
Assessments:
Financial Fitness for Life
Lesson 8 – Choosing and Using a Checking Account
Checking Account Simulation
Develop an advertisement promoting a checking account for a local bank.
6 Weeks / Careers / Students will assess various career options and how to obtain the career they want. / (POS): VS-6-CAEP-S-2; VS-6-CAEP-S-3; VS-6-CAEP-S-5; PL-06-4.1.6; PL-06-4.1.7
Assessments:
Completion of Vault Online Unit 2 over Income and Careers
Financial Fitness for Life Lesson 5 – Choosing a Career
Online Vault Quiz
Career Skills Self-Assessment
ILP Career Cruising
Career Profile (Power Point)
4 Weeks / Insurance and Risk / Students will evaluate personal, home, and health insurance. / (POS): VS-6-FL-S-1
Assessments:
Completion of Vault Online Unit 5 over Insurance and Risk
Online Vault Quiz
Comparison of various insurance policies.
Write a summary of guest speaker’s visit.
3 Weeks / Advertising / Students will analyze multiple forms of advertising and how they influence consumer decisions. / (POS): VS-6-CD-S-2
Assessments:
Advertising Technique Comparison Chart
Collage of Technique Examples