SERVICE PROJECT INTRO:

I am creating a project for students high school level to complete about budgeting. I've met with the students a couple times before to prepare then with the information they will need to complete the project. We've gone over simple budgets techniques and tips to help save and manage your money so your able to buy the things you need. The first time we met I helped them create a K-W-L chart that maps out what they wish to get out of this project and the directions of the project for the students. I will have six students from a life skills class, they are separated into 3 teams of 2. They are assigned one of the school's sports teams. They must gather information from their teams about how many people are on the team, what their team uniforms consist of,  and what their previous budget was for new uniforms. Once they have gotten all this information form the coach, their job is to find a uniform for the team, calculate the cost for everything they need and present it to the coach. In case their total comes out to be more expensive then the previous years budget for uniforms they will also have to come up with a fundraiser to get the money. I created this project to be fun and a learning experience, the students seem to be excited to get started. I also set up a class blog for the groups to post updates and communicate, it'll be a learning experience since non of them have ever blogged before.