Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 2
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2009-05-04

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Katrina's Classroom
Financial Lessons From a Hurricane
Lesson 2: In the Aftermath

Students learn the importance of keeping important documents and records in a safe place and the benefits of keeping money in a bank. Through demonstrations and activities, they learn how to open an account and make a deposit.

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to
• Identify types of documents that are important and create a plan for saving them.
• Describe benefits of having a bank account.
• Apply skills necessary to have a bank account, including making a deposit, writing a check, balancing a checkbook, and reconciling a bank statement.