Aaron Sechrest

This is a zero-based budget that is laid out on a worksheet, with actual expenses given for each category. (There are two very similar activities included, I just changed the numbers.) I have set it up so that you overspend in two categories, and have two emergencies to pay for. The goal is to subtract the actual expenses from each category, and then pull money from non-essential categories to cover overspending and emergencies. I taught my students to use negative numbers to represent going ove

This product is designed to help students calculate the part, whole, and percent of percentage problems. It is organized into four parts to help with concept understanding. Part A: find the part. Part B: find the whole. Part C: find the percent. Part D: all mixed up. The answer key uses the fraction method, which I found my students understood better than the algebra method, but you can use either. I have this in a Word document also, so message me if you would like it.

This activity explains percentages using pie charts. Students are asked to find the part, the whole, and the percent using a pie chart. The division statements are notes to help the students know the increments to use in labeling each piece of the pie. I have a Word version of this document also. Email me if you would like it.

This is an amortization table designed to help a student calculate how much of a monthly credit card payment actually goes to the interest, and how much goes to the principal, and what the new balance is. It gives two different loan scenarios, calculating repayments for the first 12 months. I have an answer key that I can email to you if you are interested. I just didn't know how to upload it as a separate file. I'm also on summer break, so I won't be checking my email very often.

This is a chart I created to help students practice the concept of the debt snowball. It lists 3 debts that you have (in order from least to greatest), the balance, the minimum monthly payment, and the amount you have to spend on debt each month. It is set up so that you have extra money to put towards the smallest debt, and then the smallest debt gets payed off after three months. Then the student has to know how to use the extra money to put towards the next debt. The sheet goes through one ye