Financial Fitness Resources/Activities for 21st Century Schools

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Financial Fitness Resources/Activities for 21st
Century Schools

• Texas 4-H and
• Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Jane Parker Texas AgriLife Extension Travis
County Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences
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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.

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Contacting Your County Extension Agent

• http//tce.tamu.edu
• yourcounty-tx.tamu.edu
• Travis-tx.tamu.edu
• Complete Group Enrollment Form

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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

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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

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Overview

• Each lesson
• Materials List
• Teaching Plan
• Unit Overview
• Procedure and Corresponding Student Guide Pages
• Exercises
• Assignments
• Introduction
• Flexible
• Non-commercial
• Technology Links
• FREE

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4-H Consumer Decision-Making

• Definitions
• Consumer Life Skills
• Consumer Decision-Making Contest

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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

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Preparing for Competition

• Classes
• Study Guides
• Situations
• Prepare the class
• Place the class
• Cuts
• Calculating the scores
• http//www.judgingcard.com/resources/Hormel.aspx

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Oral Reasons

• Opening Statement
• General Statement
• Comparison of Each Pair
• Admissions or Grants
• Conclusion or Closing Statement

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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

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Jane ParkerTexas AgriLife Extension
ServiceTravis County Agent Family and Consumer
Sciences1600 B. Smith RoadAustin, TX
78721512.854.9600jparker_at_ag.tamu.eduhttp//tra
vis-tx.tamu.edu