Paying Bills is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader.*
 
Written on a 3rd/4th-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
 
Workbooks include a Unit Checklist for students to track progress, a parent notification letter to comply with the family involvement requirements of federal mandates and an answer key. The Teacher's Manual (sold separately) provides written ITP goals for each workbook, pre/post-assessments, coordination of federal codes with individual books for easy verification of compliance, a class grade sheet, and suggestions for individuation, unit creation, and organization.
 
*You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher installed in order to take advantage of all the interactive features of this workbook. This is a free program that can be downloaded at: https://get.adobe.com/reader/.
 
Lessons in Daily Living Skills--Paying Bills include:
 
Budget sense
Young person's planner
Bill paying calendar
Monthly bill chart
Writing checks
Using an ATM
Keeping a register
Real life money issues (cars, insurance, etc.)
Cost of credit cards
Saving
Filing a 1040 EZ.
 
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
 
Some of the titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include:
Addressing Bullying
Addressing Racism
Becoming Likeable
Becoming Self-Aware
Building Character
Building Self-Esteem
Building Self-Confidence
Building Self-Motivation
Buying Insurance
Celebrating Holidays
Cleaning House
Coping with Covid & Distance Learning
Decision Making
Doing Laundry
Dress for Success
Everyday Manners
Fair Fighting
Getting a Paycheck
Grocery Shopping
Home Maintenance
Hygiene for Girls
Hygiene for Guys
Interviewing Skills
Ironing and Mending
Kitchen Basics
Making Conversation
Making Meals
Managing Stress
Masks and Social Distancing
Nutrition
Outdoor Chores
Overcoming Failure
Paying Bills
Picking Produce--Fruits
Picking Produce--Veggies
Practicing Mindfulness
Practicing Patience
Practicing Self-Advocacy
Safe Dating
Seeking Employment
Staying Healthy
Time Management
Transportation
Understanding Government
Using the Telephone
Voting
Washing Dishes
Who Am I? College and Career
Work Games
 
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