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Engaging High School Financial Literacy Lessons for Your Classroom

EVERFI: Financial Literacy for High School is a digital education program that teaches students how to make wise financial decisions to promote financial well-being over their lifetime. The… learn more

U.S. Mint Coin Classroom

The U.S. Mint makes all of America’s circulating coinage, as well as collectible coins and medals treasured by collectors everywhere. Explore our coins, learn more about the Mint’s… learn more

Visual Capitalist

Visual Capitalist is one of the fastest growing online publishers globally, focused on topics including markets, technology, energy and the global economy. learn more

Personal Finance Lab

Discover financial literacy tools that provide gamified and interactive learning that fosters student engagement. Easy step-by-step guide to show you how to make the most of this content… learn more

Money Instructor: Lesson Plans on Money Skills

FEATURED LESSONS AND LEARNING RESOURCES Money Skills, Personal Finance, Careers, Life Skills: Lesson Plans, Lessons, Worksheets, Activities learn more

Teaching Elementary Economics

This category includes elementary economic material for primary education, kindergarten through 6th grade. These lessons, lesson plans, and worksheets will introduce your students to consumer economics and very… learn more

EconEdLink-All Grades

EconEdLink is brought to you by the Council for Economic Education. CEE is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education… learn more

7 Best Financial Literacy Apps for Students and Teens

In today’s fast-paced, digital world, it’s more important than ever for students and teens to develop strong financial skills and habits. With an abundance of finance learning apps… learn more

Building Blocks of Progress

April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Bill of Rights Institute has just the resource for you! Our Building Blocks of Progress curriculum covers the role of individuals, government, and… learn more

Understanding Checking vs. Savings Accounts (Plus a Free Slideshow!)

What are the differences between checking and savings accounts? Knowing when to use each can be especially important for tweens and teens who are getting their first bank… learn more

Ever Wonder Why We Don’t Learn About Taxes in School? Here’s One Solution

Every year we hear a lot of buzz about kids not learning “real” money skills in school, like how to do taxes, for instance. Filing taxes is something… learn more

Foundation for Teaching Economics: Teacher Resources

All FTE lessons are correlated to the National Voluntary Content Standards in Economics and to each states’ standards. Our searchable interface facilitates alignment of lesson content and activities… learn more

NGPF: WHY FINANCIAL EDUCATION?

Nex Gen Personal Finance. Browse by unit to find lessons, interactive resources, answer keys, and assessments. All U.S. high schoolers will be guaranteed to take at least one semester-long Personal… learn more

Marginal Revolution University: Economics

Economics has the power to change the way you see the world This is why we are on a mission to provide a world-class economics education to everyone,… learn more

The Importance of Teaching Personal Finance

Most students are required to take advanced math courses at the secondary level, but those courses often fail to teach the basics of personal finance. With credit card… learn more

Free Interactive Whiteboard Lesson for High School on Unexpected Financial Events

A lost cell phone, a car accident, a medical emergency. Unexpected events like these can wreak havoc on a budget if you’re not prepared. Set your high school… learn more

Next Gen Personal Finance

NGPF. Browse by unit to find lessons, interactive resources, answer keys, and assessments. By 2030, all U.S. high schoolers will be guaranteed to take at least a one… learn more

We the Economy 20 Short Films

Told through animation, comedy, musical, non-fiction, and scripted films, WE THE ECONOMY seeks to demystify a complicated topic while empowering the public to take control of their own… learn more

FREE STOCK MARKET SIMULATOR

OUR FREE, REAL-TIME STOCK SIMULATOR MAKES LEARNING FUN! Wall Street Survivor’s step-by-step courses, videos and real-time stock market simulator will help you learn how to invest in the… learn more

Classroom Games for Teaching Economics.

Economics-games.com is a free educational games site for teaching microeconomics, industrial organization and game theory. Choose the game you want to run, enter the number of players and… learn more

Teach Taxes in Grades 6-8 with This “Help! What Happened to My Paycheck?”

Lesson for the Interactive Whiteboard. That first paycheck can come as a shock if you’re not prepared. We’re talking about taxes, of course. It’s an important life lesson… learn more

Hands on Banking

Make teaching money management skills as simple as 1-2-3. Designed to teach valuable financial skills, the Hands on Banking® program offers free online courses, lessons and activities that… learn more

K-12 Financial Literacy Lessons

Lessons and activities to teach important money skills Practical ideas and activities to teach kids about money. We Are Teachers learn more

Play Reality Check, Our Brand-New Middle Grade Game of Financial Choices

Congratulations! You’ve just graduated from college and gotten your first job. Time to make some decisions (housing, transportation, cell phone, and more). That’s the situation your middle school… learn more

8 Ways To Protect Your Money That All Students Should Know

How to teach students to look out for these common situations. The world is a different place for students these days, especially when it comes to ways we… learn more

Financial Literacy Resources

Fostering Financial Literacy in ESL Classrooms Using New Media Tools. In these lessons students learn about managing money, banking, credit, debt, home financing and loans while practicing listening,… learn more

Free Money Basics Tutorial

GFC Global. In this free tutorial, learn skills like creating a budget, managing a checking account, and planning for retirement. learn more

New Dollars & Decisions Interactive Course for Teens

Have you heard about Dollars & Decisions? It’s a free “Choose Your Own Adventure”–style interactive course designed to introduce basic financial literacy to students in grades 8-12. Before you have… learn more

Intro to Economics Unit Plan

Interactive Practice: Students play engaging interactives with real-time feedback. Real-World Examples: Incorporates real-life examples of economics concepts. Teacher Friendly: Easy-to-understand lesson plans, Google Slides for teaching, activities for… learn more