Instructors Guide
Ways to Pay
Page 1Personal Finance for Individuals with Diverse Abilities Ways to Pay Instructors Guide
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Today’s Session:
This session will take from 40 to 70 minutes and is intended for adults with
diverse abilities who want to learn about ways to pay for things. The first
activity requires learners to make choices about how to pay based on what
they are learning. The second activity focuses on how to write a check.
Participant Materials:
Laptop, projector
Slide deck Ways to Pay. If the slides can’t be displayed on a screen, print enough copies
for each participant. (Tip: To reduce paper usage, print in ‘notes’ view, double-sided.)
Activity Packet, one per learner
Real-life examples of paper currency, coins, credit/debit/gift cards, and checks
Kinds of Money Game Board & Cards (scissors and cardstock required for preparation)
Filling Out a Check Activity Cards
Writing tools
Money Concentration Cards (optional extension activity)
Session Objectives:
Define money, check, debit card, and credit card
See different ways of paying for things
Look at what’s good and not so good about different ways to pay
Explain how a checking account works
Explain how credit cards and debit cards work
Learn how to write a check
Prior to Learners Entering the Room:
• Familiarize yourself with all lesson and activity procedures.
• Prepare the correct number of activity packets to hand out.
• Prepare the correct number of writing tools.
• Prepare real-life examples of currency.
• Prepare the Kinds of Money game board and cards, Filling Out a
Check activity cards and Money Concentration Cards (if applicable).