Pay Day!



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Web Sites |
WEB SITES
Cashier job description
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Cashiers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos116.htm (visited February 17, 2008).
Fast food worker job description
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos162.htm (visited February 17, 2008).
Sales person job description
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Retail Salespersons, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos121.htm (visited February 17, 2008)
The Actual W4 form
"Form W4." About.com . 2008. Internal Revenue Service. 17 Feb 2008 <http://taxes.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm? zi=1/XJ&sdn=taxes&cdn=money&tm=866&gps=336_280_1261_605&f=11&su=p504.1.336.ip_&tt=7&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf>.
Explanation of deductions & parts of a paycheck
"Your Paycheck." Personal Finance Center. 2002. JA/Goldman Sachs Foundation. 18 Feb 2008 <http://www.japersonalfinance.com/gsjapf/activities/page3.jsp?key=Activity1Page1>.
Employee Paychecks - Paychecks earned at the conclusion of the web quest.
Glossary - Definitions of vocabulary used throughout the web quest.
Online Calculator - Link to an online calculator
Pay Check Stubs - Worksheets for calculating total deductions and net pay.*
Payroll Ledger - Worksheet for calculating payroll ledger at employee meeting.
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Student Rubric for Pay Day
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
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Choose a Job Title
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Chose a Job Title without linking to DOL web site for research. |
Chose a Job Title, linked onto the DOL web site for research. |
Chose a Job Title, linked onto the DOL web site and recorded minimum wage & benefits. |
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Complete Form W4 |
Visited web site. |
Visited web site, completed “How to” lesson. |
Visited web site, completed “How to” lesson, printed & completed form W4. |
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Identify Parts of a Paycheck, Paystub & Deductions |
Visited web site. |
Visited web site, identified parts of a paycheck, paystub & deductions. |
Visited web site, identified parts of a paycheck, paystub & deductions, completed and printed the quiz. |
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Calculate Gross Pay, Deductions & Net Pay |
Visited web site. |
Visited web site, printed a copy of the worksheets. |
Visited web site, printed a copy of the worksheets, completed calculations with 100% accuracy. |
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Calculate Wages & complete the Payroll Ledger |
Calculates his/her own wages. |
Calculates own wages and but does not work with other employees to balance ledger. |
Calculates own wages, works with other employees to balance ledger. |
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Print out Paychecks |
Print out paycheck with out balancing the ledger. |
Print out paycheck with other employees |
All printed paychecks balance the ledger. |
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Total Points |
"Discovering Math: Arithmetic (Grades 6-8)."Discovery Channel School. 2006. unitedstreaming. 8 February 2008 <http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/> A United Streaming video on calculating hourly pay. Subscription to United Streaming required.
"Money Instructor." Money Instructor.Com. 2007. 18 Feb 2008 <http://moneyinstructor.com>. Offers teachers lesson plans, worksheets, games and practical applications for real life money skills for elementary and high school. Annual membership fee required.
"Moneyopolis." Moneyopolis.com. 2007. 18 Feb 2008 <http://moneyoplis.com/new/home.asp>. An interactive site teaching about money management in a game format for elementary and middle school.
"Practical Money Skills." PracticalMoneySkills.com. 2000-2008. Visa. 18 Feb 2008 <http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/at_school/>. Developed by Visa, a site containing lesson plans from budgeting and banking to savings and investing for grades 3-6 and grades 7-12.
*Woody, Connie C.. "pay Check Stubs." The Cost Of Living And Working: The Anatomy Of A Paycheck. 2002. Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina. 17 Feb 2008 <http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/2002/cwoody/paycheck.pdf>. This series of math lessons is designed to cover percents, decimals and rounding through life skills. Appropriate for middle school and remedial high school.
Clip Art Images: All clip art pictures were taken from the Microsoft Office Clip Art Files on the Microsoft Office Program http://www.clipart.com/
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Created by; Lindsey Wolak lwolak@wayneschools.com Monday, March 03, 2008