Description

This personal finance banking lesson will teach students everything they need to know about checking accounts, including their benefits, purpose, fees, writing checks, using a debit card, and more. They’ll also practice recording transactions using a transaction register and then reconciling their register with a realistic statement.

This lesson includes 2 Sets of Google Slides and a student packet with guided notes, student practice, realistic transaction registers, and checking account statements. Answer keys are also included.

Each part of this lesson will take approximately one 60-minute class period.

Topics covered in Part 1 of this lesson:

• The purpose and benefits of using a checking account account
• Common types of checking accounts
• Common checking account fees
• Using a debit card
• Writing checks

Topics covered in Part 2 of this lesson:

• Recording purchases and deposits in a transaction register
• Reconciling the transaction register with a bank statement