This easy-prep financial literacy lesson uses realistic pay stubs to teach students how to understand their paychecks. Topics include gross vs. net pay, deductions, income taxes, benefits, and more. Includes Google Slides, guided notes, and a practice worksheet with answer keys!

Students will learn how to read and interpret the information provided on their pay stubs using realistic sample pay stubs. You will lead students through the guided notes using the included Google Slides. Students will learn about each part of a pay stub, including related vocabulary, as they fill in the blanks on the notes. Students will then practice their knowledge independently or in pairs on a practice worksheet.

A YouTube video recording of the lesson is included! This can be used to catch up absent students or for a day when you are out of the classroom.

Your students will be shocked by how much money is withheld from each paycheck, which leads to great conversations about the purpose of each type of tax found on the pay stub!

What's included:

• Google Slides
• Guided Notes for students that follow the Google Slides
• Extra Practice Worksheet
• YouTube Video Recording of Lesson
• Answer Keys

Looking to extend this lesson? This lesson is also part of a bundle that includes DIGITAL and PAPER versions of a Pay Stub Scavenger Hunt. This bundle can be found here: Understanding Your Pay Stub Bundle - Lesson & Scavenger Hunt Activity

**You will need a Google Account with access to Google Slides to use this resource. The Google Slides included in this lesson are not editable. **

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