The Financial Literacy Common Core and How our teacher applies to it

As a Transitions program, there are so many things in the core that we center our lessons around.  As we prepare our young adults for everyday life, they need to do some short term and long term planning by creating budgets and practicing them.

In addition they learn to define needs vs. wants.

This pertains to: Essential Concept and/or Skill: Demonstrate financial responsibility and planning skills to achieve financial goals for a lifetime of financial health.