Reality Fair Capstone

A Reality Fair turns abstract budgeting into a face-to-face negotiation with rent, groceries, and car payments. This lesson kicks off the capstone unit by orienting students to how the fair works and walking them through the student workbook they'll carry through every booth.

A balanced budget can break from a single unrecorded swipe at a sale rack. This lesson preps students for the fast-paced reality fair by drilling the rule that no booth gets left behind without a logged choice and an updated scorecard.

A semester of financial literacy comes down to one question: what would you tell your past self? This lesson revisits every major topic and challenges students to show off what they've learned by building their own presentation.