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Main Website:

https://www.moneymanagement.org/budget-guides/save-money-on-groceries

Activity Website:

https://www.moneymanagement.org/

Tech Product/Equipment:

Computer and projector, Mobile devices for students

Activity Description

Ultimate Guide to Reducing Your Food Spending

Source: Money Management International (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

Four methods are shared on Reducing Your Food Spending

Stay in Tonight (examine the cost of eating out)
Waste Not (take a look at food at home and reduce the amount wasted, includes My Fridge Food a great place that takes the ingredients you have on hand and offers recipes to use them)
Grocery Game Theory (examine making bulk meals and freezing extra for another meal)
Cutting Cost of Convenience (use unit cost to figure best value

In this activity the class is divided into four groups who examine each method, write a summary, and present what they learned to the class.

Preparation

Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
Read through the lesson plan.
Print and make copies of any handouts.

Teacher Tips

This website is vast with many useful tools and great information. Take time to explore what is available. Check links to make sure they are current

More Ways

Money Management International has many resources including Celetrating Financial Literacy Month. Here they look at 30 Steps to get "more from your money" One way to use this information is to let class pairs select one step, read about it, write a summary and present it to the class. The 30 steps are:

Commit to change
Assess Your finances
Clear out the financial clutter
Set yourself up for success
Get copies of your credit reports
Clean up your credit report
Make your money count
Identify your starting point
Review your debt situation
Set your priorities
Set SMART financial goals
Set short-, mid-, and long-term goals
Paydown your debt
Expect the unexpected
Secure your financial future
Make a commitment
Save for your goals
Follow where the money goes
Identify and document fixed monthly expenses
Identify and plan for periodic expenses
Document your spending
Identify ways to reduce spending
Save money on groceries
Start an open dialogue
Document your desired spending
Protect yourself by performing financial check-ups
Understand the cost of credit
Assemble a financial team
Appreciate the benefits
Keep moving forward

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education
ESL: English as a Second Language

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Warm-up

Engagement

As pairs learners discuss the question: How can we save money on food spending?

Gather as a class and make a list of ways

Introduction

Engagement

One way we all spend money is on food. With costs going up, finding ways to reduce the money spent on food will help our budget. Money Management International is a website devoted to all things money. We will be looking at the Ultimate Guide to Reducing Your Food Spending. Lets see if our class ideas are included in their recommendations.

Presentation

Engagement

The website mentions four ideas to reducing food spending: (Show the website-scroll down through the four methods) The assignment will be that we will study and present each step to the class. We will divide into 4 groups, working together each group will write a summary and present what you learned to the class. Pay attention so you can join the group you are most interested in. (hopefully the groups will be about the same size) Each of the four groups will present four slides on the Class Presentation on Google Slides (or PowerPoint or Sway or any other presentation software) As a teacher prepare the slides and share them with each group so they can add their slides.

Step 1: Let's Stay in Tonight (have student volunteers read this section to the class)

Step 2: Waste Not (have student volunteers read this section to the class)

Step 3: Grocery Game Theory (have student volunteers read this section to the class)

Step 4: Cutting the cost of convenience (have student volunteers read this section to the class)

Practice

Engagement Enhancement

Divide the class into four groups (hopefully the learners can choose the group they are the most interested in). As a group, read the material again, checking links if they have any. As a group discuss the idea, write a summary of the idea, and prepare to present the idea to the class. Each group will create four slides on the Class Presentation (the teacher will send a link to each group and each group adds their slides to the same presentation and then speaks to the class explaining what they learned on the slide. Slide 1 Title of Step and names of group members, Slide 2 the idea presented on the Step, Slide 3 gives more space to explain the idea Slide 4 is the conclusion or assignment, what you should do.

Evaluation

Engagement Enhancement

The class will present the four ideas using the Slide Presentation. Each group presents their four slides. Learners will take notes on the presentation with the idea that they will have to write a summary of what they learned and how they might use the information.

Application

Engagement Enhancement Extension

As pairs discuss ways to use this information in their own homes. Discuss the ideas as a class.

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