Renting Buying Housing and Mortgages Lesson | English & Spanish

Renting or owning is not a one-size-fits-all decision. Students compare supplied housing and transportation plans, calculate costs and explain which conditions matter for each fictional person.

Students will:

- Compare renting, leasing, owning and mortgage costs, commitments and risks.

- Use a comparison organizer and write recommendations supported by the case figures.

For the teacher:

Teacher materials include worked calculations, explanations and a concise teaching route alongside additional support.

The package includes guided notes and vocabulary, a reading with questions, classroom activities, assessment materials and separate teacher keys. Printable PDFs come with editable Word documents and PowerPoint presentations. English-Spanish materials support the same content; paired language versions are not extra assignments.

Before class, start with the teacher guide. It identifies what to open, what students need and where to pause. Plan across multiple class periods and use the optional practice when it fits your students.

High school Economics and Personal Finance. Unit 5 topic supplement. This lesson is also included in the Unit 5 bundle and the complete EPF curriculum; you do not need to purchase it twice.

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