Students can explore a video and the Money and Youth textbook to look at various ways to make money and earn an income. There are many considerations for each type of employment.
Research different ways to earn an income.
Teacher Guide included
2-3 hours
This video outlines what contract work is and the advantages and disadvantages of this type of work.
This video outlines the advantages and disadvantages of being an employee and working for someone else.
This video outlines what self-employment means and the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing this as a future career.
This video outlines what a side hustle is and the advantages and disadvantages of this type of work.
This video outlines how employees get paid and the different types: salary, wages, hourly, commission, bonuses, tips and benefits
This is an American site that provides free personal finance curriculum and professional development to more than 30,000 middle and high school teachers reaching over 2 million students. Even though it is American, there are plenty of uses for this in Canada as well!
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There is also an arcade full of games (button at the top middle of the screen)!
There is also a Math button at the top of the screen for math related lessons. E.g, unit price, compound interest
Three full course options are available for high school and one for middle school.
There is also current events under FINCAP Friday; as well as question of the day, unit review, podcasts, library and assessments.
The following file contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 10. Please note that this is not the content of the course, but the assets used to support and deliver it. The files are organized in a zipped folder. You can download it and extract the files. Links are also provided to other materials like videos and other suggested resources.