Week 16: I can distinguish between monetary and fiscal policy

Bellringer-5 minutes

• Finish Chair the Fed exercise-10 minutes
• Review monetary/fiscal chart-15 minutes
• Examples of monetary/fiscal anchor charts-10 minutes
• Expansionary and Contractionary chart-5 minutes
• Monetary and Fiscals example sheet-rest of period

Exit ticket-Explain monetary and fiscal policies as if you were talking to a 12 year old.-3 minutes. 

Week 16: I can explain fiscal policy effects

Bellringer:  Review attempt 1 for CFA #5  5 min  individual on paper

Tasks:

Expansionary and Contractionary Fiscal Policy (2 videos and discussion)  20 min, whole class, pair or small group discussion

Expansionary policy

Contractionary policy

Review

Hand Signals:  Contraction, Expansion, or Monetary?

Computer game: Chair the Fed -- balance economic indicators

Exit Slip:  Attempt #2 CFA  15 min

Week 16 I can identify Fiscal and monetary policies

Bellringer:  CFA #5  15 min  individual on paper

Tasks:

Defining Fiscal Policy (2 videos and discussion)  20 min, 

What is Fiscal Policy?

Essential Q video

Page 1 WarmUp

Hand Signals:  M and F? 10 min

Computer game: Fiscal ship -- balance the budget 20 min

Exit Slip:  Index card  Fiscal policy is the government’s use of spending and taxes to influence the economy. How do you think the federal government’s fiscal policy directly affects you? Cite activities from today to support your answer. 5 min