Lesson 1: Katrina Strikes
Concepts: Financial preparedness, risk management, goal setting and planning, decision making, scarcity, opportunity cost
This lesson is an introduction to the Katrina’s Classroom curriculum that lays the groundwork for developing the skills to create a plan for emergency and financial preparedness. The lesson examines planning, goal setting, risk management, wants and needs, decision making, scarcity, and opportunity cost. In addition to the main lesson, additional activities allow educators in other disciplines to use the video and core lesson concepts in their classrooms.
The video component of the lesson sets the scene by showing some of the devastation that the storm wrought, and introducing three families whose stories and lessons learned are followed throughout the curriculum.
Lesson components
- Lesson procedures
- SMART Board file to accompany lesson procedures
- PowerPoint presentation to accompany lesson procedures
- Narrated presentation
- Test Your Knowledge interactive
- Resources guide
- Culminating activity: On Target for Your Goals
- Infographic: Why Prepare for the Unexpected?
Video
You can watch the video accompanying this lesson using the YouTube player below, or download it directly to your computer.