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Why Nelson Needs a Budget

Why Nelson Needs a Budget is a life skills worksheet designed for middle and high school students to acquire personal finance skills for independent living. Join Nelson in this no-prep special education worksheet as he learns why he needs a budget. Why Nelson Needs a Budget follows Nora and Nelson as they prepare a budget by defining and listing his expenses, including food, rent, utilities, books, and movies. This money management story will engage your students through the power of storytelling, age-appropriate graphics, relatable dialog, and real-world scenarios.

Number of Pages: 6   File Format: PDF (color and black-and-white)  Grade Levels: 7th – 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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  • This money management worksheet is an excellent resource to introduce students to the basic concepts of budgeting.
  • This personal finance story uses clear and simple language to explain budgeting terms such as income, expenses, rent, utilities, and transportation.
  • This life skills resource provides instructions on creating a budget to cover essential expenses such as food, housing, transportation, and entertainment.
  • This life skills story can supplement your financial literacy curriculum or serve as an independent resource.
  • This life skills worksheet contains step-by-step instructions, reading comprehension questions to reinforce learning and collect data, an answer key, age-appropriate graphics, real-world examples, and ideas for implementation.
Why Use

This resource is designed to help teens and adults develop independent living skills in various settings, such as home, school, work, or the community.

Intended User

This life skills resource can be used by parents, caregivers, special education teachers, therapists, clinicians, and coaches to promote independence in teens and adults.

Where to Use

This life skills resource is ideal for middle and high schools, at-home learning, life skills programs, one-on-one therapy, adult transition programs, social skills groups, adult day centers, and autism life skill centers.

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