Theme: Banking

Unit: What Services Does A Bank Offer?

Initial Assessment:
(What does the student know, what does she need to know?)

1. Can you tell me the names of three banks in your community?

2. Can you tell me the name of three major banks in Canada?

3. Do you have a bank account?

4. What type of bank account do you have?

5. Can you tell me three services that a bank offers besides accounts?

6. How did you decide on the bank where you have your account?

7. What information did you need to provide to the person at the bank to open your account? (What pieces of identification did you show?)

8. What is interest?

9. What is a RRSP?

10. What is a Savings Bond?

11. What is a loan?

12. What is an investment?

13. What is a mortgage?

14. What is a GIC?