Mr. Izzo's Math Classes
2023-2024

 

 

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Financial Math  2023-2024 

Week 14
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
12/4 Mon Debt-To-Income Ratio Introduction DTI Power Point

 
12/5 Tues Debt-To-Income Ratio Introduction DTI Power Point
DTI Assignment 1
 
12/6 Wed Continue Debt-To-Income Ratio DTI Power Point DTI Assignment 2 Finish DTI Assignment 2
12/7 Thurs Understanding Your Credit Score Credit Score Power Point Credit Score Worksheet 1  
12/8 Fri Continue Credit Score Credit Score Power Point Credit Score Worksheet 1

Credit Score Worksheet 2
 

Week 13
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/27 Mon Calculating Capital Gains Taxes Capital Gains Power Point Capital Gains Sheet 1 Finish sheet
11/28 Tues Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 3  
11/29 Wed Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 4  
11/30 Thurs Review for Stock Market/Investment Quiz   Review Sheet Study!
Make Index Card!!

Here are the Review Sheet Answers Explained to Help You
12/1 Fri Quiz - Stock Market Investment    

Week 12
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/20 Mon Prepare Stock Pitch for Tomorrow Use these hints to get ready for your 1 minute Stock Pitch   Finalize your 1 minute Stock "Pitch"
11/21 Tues Group presentations - Stock research and Recommendations

Class "Shareholder" meeting - vote on stock purchase.

Actual Stock Purchase!!
Ways to Pick Stock Stock Comparison Worksheet  
11/22 Wed No School -
Happy Thanksgiving
     
11/23 Thurs No School -
Happy Thanksgiving
     
11/24 Fri No School -
Happy Thanksgiving
     

Week 11
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/13 Mon Form Groups for Field Trip      
11/14 Tues Wall Street Field Trip  
11/15 Wed Comparing Stocks within the Same Industry Ways to Pick Stock Stock Comparison Worksheet Stock Comparison Worksheet #s 1-4
11/16 Thurs Continue Researching Stocks
Prepare presentation for tomorrow
Ways to Pick Stock Stock Comparison Worksheet Prepare 1 minute "Stock Pitch" for class Tuesday!!
11/17 Fri Begin Stock Investing Project Stock Investing Project Finish Worksheet
Remember - You will be pitching a stock on Tuesday for the class to buy

Week 10
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/6 Mon Introduction to Purchasing Stocks on a common exchange (NYSE/NASDAQ) Stock Intro Power Point    
11/7 Tues No Students -
Election Day
 
11/8 Wed Stock Fundamentals Ways to Pick Stock Stock Fundamental Worksheet  
11/9 Thurs Finish Stock Fundamentals - Lesson ran long yesterday Ways to Pick Stock Stock Fundamental Worksheet  
11/10 Fri No School -
Veterans Day
     

Week 9
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/30 Mon Review for Getting Around Quiz   Review Sheet My Answer Key Explained for the Review Sheet - Click HERE
10/31 Tues Quiz - Getting Around/Travel Unit     Project Presentations Due Thursday
11/1 Wed Class Time to Finish Travel Project     Project Presentations Due Tomorrow!!
11/2 Thurs Project Presentations - Travel Project      
11/3 Fri Investment Unit - Part II
Types of Investments
Types of Investments Power Point   None

Week 8
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/23 Mon Mr. Izzo Absent
Family Event Out-of-State
     
10/24 Tues Getting- Around:
Trip to NYC
  Trip to NYC  
10/25 Wed Getting- Around:
Trip to Boston
  Trip to Boston Do second half of worksheet for when only one person is traveling
10/26 Thurs Getting- Around:
Trip to Florida
  Trip to Florida Finish Trip to Florida Sheet - To be collected tomorrow
10/27 Fri Introduce Travel Project Travel Project Guidelines   Project Presentations Due Thursday 11/2

Week 7
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/16 Mon Wrapping Up First Investment Unit Final Look at Mutual Funds    
10/17 Tues Review for Mutual Fund/Index Average Quiz   Investment Review Packet

Review Packet Page 3
Study for Quiz!
Review Sheet Answers
10/18 Wed Quiz - Mutual Funds      
10/19 Thurs East River Crossings Diagram East River Crossings Diagram    
10/20 Fri Finish East River Crossings

Getting- Around:
Trip to NYC
East River Crossings Diagram Trip to NYC  

Week 6
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/9 Mon No School -
Columbus Day
     
10/10 Tues Investment:
Roller Coaster Scenarios 1 + 2
Mutual Funds PowerPoint
Investment Worksheet - Playing a Downturn
Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/11 Wed Investment Roller Coaster - Day 2:
Re-Allocation - Trying to maximize returns by playing a downturn
Dow Jones Historical Graph Investment Class Work Day Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/12 Thurs What Rules Your Decisions: Fear or Confidence?
3 Real-Life Reactions to Investing during the housing crisis
  Investment Roller Coaster Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/13 Fri Playing the Dip with Charts of the S&P 500   Playing the Dip Worksheet  

Week 5
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/2 Mon Investment:
Get rich slowly
Compound Interest Investment Notes     
10/3 Tues Investment:
Get rich slowly
Compound Interest Investment Notes  40 Year Investment Worksheet Finish Investment out to 41 years (age 62)
10/4 Wed Major Stock Indexes: Behavior over the past few years Major Stock Index Behavior PowerPoint   Bring Your Student Laptop Tomorrow!
10/5 Thurs Construct Investment Spreadsheet using 1:1 student laptop      
10/6 Fri Investment:
Introducing Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds PowerPoint    

Week 4
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/25 Mon No School -
Yom Kippur
     
9/26 Tues Work on Payroll Project   Paycheck Project Packet Payroll Project Due Monday
9/27 Wed Review for Payroll Test   Review Sheet for Payroll Quiz Quiz Tomorrow
Make Index Card

Payroll Project Due Wednesday 9/28
9/28 Thurs Quiz     Payroll Project Due Wednesday 9/28
9/29 Fri Spirit Day      

Week 3
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/18 Mon Federal Withholding Tax Tables  - Day 1 Federal Withholding Tables
(Page 10 Only)
Federal Withholding Worksheet 1 Finish Federal Withholding Worksheet 1
9/19 Tues Federal Withholding Tax Tables  - Day 2 Federal Withholding Tables
(Page 10 Only)
Federal Withholding Worksheet 2 Finish Federal Withholding Worksheet 2
9/20 Wed Begin New York State Tax Withholding - Example on Board (Donor States vs. Welfare States). New York State Withholding Tables
 
9/21 Thurs New York State Tax Withholding New York State Withholding Tables 
We Use Pages 14,17,19
NY State Tax Worksheet 1
 
9/22 Fri Continue NYS Tax Withholding New York State Withholding Tables
We use Pages 14,17,19
NY State Tax Worksheet 2 Finish NY State Tax Worksheet 2

Week 2
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/11 Mon FICA Day 1 - Beginning to calculate gross pay and FICA deductions FICA Notes

FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

Social Security Tax Worksheet

 

Finish Social Security Tax Worksheet 1  

Bring in Paystub

9/12 Tues FICA Day 2 - Gross Pay and deductions including Medicare Tax FICA Notes

FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

Medicare and SS Tax Worksheet 2   Finish Medicare and Social Security Tax Worksheet 2   
9/13 Wed FICA Day 3 - Gross Pay, FICA and Medicare Taxes (Including Healthcare Deduction) FICA Notes

FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

Medicare and SS Tax Worksheet 3   Finish Medicare and Social Security Tax Worksheet 2   
9/14 Thurs Introduce Federal Tax Brackets Federal Tax Bracket Power Point Notes    
9/15 Fri Federal Withholding Tax Tables  - Day 1 Federal Withholding Tables
(Page 11 Only)
Federal Withholding Worksheet 1 Finish Federal Withholding Worksheet 1

Week 1
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/4 Mon No School -
Labor Day
     
9/5 Tues No Class -
Superintendent's Conference Day
     
9/6 Wed No Class -
Superintendent's Conference Day
   
9/7 Thurs Intro to Class Parent Letter Course Syllabus Get 5 Subject Notebook and Folder
Have Parents Sign and Print
Parent Letter
9/8 Fri Introduction to FICA and Medicare taxes. Who pays them, what are they used for? FICA Notes Power Point

Payroll Check Example

Read this:
Social Security Article