Investing in Bonds

Big Idea: How can saving and investing help me meet my short-term and long-term goals?

After today I should be able to: Explain how to analyze the performance of a stock to decide if it is a good investment.

Agenda:

1. Entering Bond Trades
2. Bonds and Beyond
3. Complete the assignment on Google Classroom using Kami.
4. Make a new stock trade that diversifies your portfolio based on your research today.
5. Complete the final reflection on Google Classroom.
6. Play Gimkit review game

Homework:

1. None

Market Analysis and Stock Splits

Big Idea: How can saving and investing help me meet my short-term and long-term goals?

After today I should be able to: Explain how to analyze the performance of a stock to decide if it is a good investment.

Agenda:

1. Market Analysis
2. What is a stock split?
3. Complete the assignment on Google Classroom using Kami.
4. Make a new stock trade that diversifies your portfolio based on your research today.
5. Quizlet Live game

Homework:

1. None

Study Groups

Big Idea: How can I work with my peers to be successful?

After today I should be able to: 

Agenda:

1. Choose a task that is due this week or in the near future.
2. Work with a group or by yourself on this task.
3. Turn in a screen shot of what you worked on.

Homework:

1. None

Diversification

Big Idea: How can saving and investing help me meet my short-term and long-term goals?

After today I should be able to: Explain the difference between short term and long term investing.

Agenda:

1. Diversification
2. Entering Mutual Fund Trades
3. Complete the Sectors and Industries activity
4. What are mutual funds?
5. Quizlet Live game

Homework:

1. None

Study Groups

Big Idea: How can I work with my peers to be successful?

After today I should be able to: 

Agenda:

1. Choose a task that is due this week or in the near future.
2. Work with a group or by yourself on this task.
3. Turn in a screen shot of what you worked on.

Homework:

1. None

Conducting Research

Big Idea: How can saving and investing help me meet my short-term and long-term goals?

After today I should be able to: Explain the difference between short term and long term investing.

Agenda:

1. Conducting Stock Research
2. Price and Earnings Ratio
3. Beta explained
4. Assessing Risk
5. Take notes on the videos above. I will be checking these notes for a grade.
6. Complete a group presentation about the benefits of long term investing.
1. Choose 8 companies that you haven't invested in yet. Each person should make a slide for two of the companies.
2. Each slide should include:
1. Company name and logo
2. Stock symbol
3. Previous closing price
4. 52 week-range (how has the stock changed in price over a year)
5. Beta
6. P/E ratio
7. A news story that might suggest where this stock is going
8. What is the risk of investing in this stock?

Homework:

1. None

Stock Market Portfolio and Long Term Investing

Big Idea: How can saving and investing help me meet my short-term and long-term goals?

After today I should be able to: Explain the difference between short term and long term investing.

Agenda:

1. Stock Market game portfolio.
2. Benefits of long term investing.
3. Take notes on the videos above. I will be checking these notes for a grade.
4. Complete a group presentation about the benefits of long term investing.
1. What is the difference between short term and long term investing?
2. The power of patience - include ideas from this video
3. Choose eight of your stocks. Imagine that you had bought 100 shares of that stock 1 year ago, 5 years ago, and 10 years ago. What would be the difference in profit over the different time periods? Include images and graphs to make your point.
4. What have you learned about long term investing? What goals can you meet by long term investing?

Homework:

1. None

Study groups 5/6

Big Idea: How can I work with my peers to be successful?

After today I should be able to: 

Agenda:

1. Choose a task that is due this week or in the near future.
2. Work with a group or by yourself on this task.
3. Turn in a screen shot of what you worked on.

Homework:

1. None

Fun Friday

Big Idea: How can I build connections through a shared activity?

After today I should be able to: 

Agenda:

1. Fun friday activity planned by: Isaiah and his group.

Homework:

1. None

Study Groups 5/2

Big Idea: How can I work with my peers to be successful?

After today I should be able to: 

Agenda:

1. ENCORE: make sure you read for the first ten minutes of class.
2. Choose a task that is due this week or in the near future.
3. Work with a group or by yourself on this task.
4. Turn in a screen shot of what you worked on.

Homework:

1. None