Checking

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Analyze data, both as text and as graphs, to understand how Americans interact with financial institutions, with a focus on online and mobile banking practices.
• Available in English & Spanish
  

   

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Practice reconciling their checkbook using a check register and a bank statement.

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Explore the costs (monetary and non-monetary) associated with checking account alternatives, such as prepaid cards, check cashing stores, etc.

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Determine what features they value in a checking account and then conduct online research to determine which accounts best meet their needs.
• Compare and then select which bank would be best for them.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Research which financial institutions offer the best services, what needs to be done before opening a checking account. This will include having the right materials, and knowing the right questions to ask.

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Use an online simulation to practice checking balances, reading statements, doing online transfers, and paying bills using online banking.
• Available in English & Spanish

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students will complete a checking register using a list of payments and deposits, learning to manually calculate their account balance.

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students use reviews on Yelp to learn about positive and negative qualities that matter to consumers when choosing a bank. They also engage in the media literacy skill of evaluating online reviews.

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students will do research on check cashing businesses and then select a project that synthesizes information they’ve learned about both checking accounts and check cashing services.

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students work in groups to create a marketing campaign for Chase Bank’s College Checking Account. They artistically design checks, a debit card, and a flyer for college campuses. They also write and/or produce a commercial using high- or low-tech options.

• Available in English & Spanish

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students will explore the ever-evolving line of online and mobile finance tools available to supplement their banking.

In this Common Core Standards-aligned project, students will mathematically assess the overdraft fees associated with major banks’ checking accounts and write a brief argument based on their analysis.

• Available in English & Spanish

In this Common Core aligned project, students will make and explain their payment decisions in young adult scenarios and write persuasively about payment options.

• Available in English & Spanish

In this Case Study, students will learn how to compare various checking account options. They will learn about parental influences on financial decision-making. Finally, they will decide whether to opt in to overdraft protection for their checking account.