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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

The U.S. Mint

Nothing gets a student's attention like money. Use the on-line resources here to take a virtual (or in person) tour of your nearest U.S. Mint. You can bring…  learn more

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Let’s Change the Way We Talk About Finances: Free Money Myths Lesson and Activity

This print-and-go bundle comes with an activity, worksheet, and discussion questions. Money can be a complicated topic. A lot of times, we avoid discussions around money and finances…  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

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Financial Literacy Vocabulary + Free Jeopardy-Style Game

It can be difficult for students—and even some adults—to feel confident in their understanding of finances. After all, money can be a source of stability, but it can…  learn more

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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 (and math lesson, too), which…  learn more

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How To Buy Your First Car: Free Financial Literacy Lessons

Such a fun way to teach students in grades 6-12 the steps to buying their first car! Many of our students daydream about cars they’d like to buy…  learn more

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Hands on Banking: Practitioner Resources

The Hands on Banking® program offers presentations and resources for practitioners and organizations.  These resources are free and can be used to help teach valuable financial skills.  learn more

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30+ Financial Literacy Lesson Plans for Every Grade Level

Teaching financial literacy is certainly not a new idea, but knowing about personal finances has become an increasingly important set of skills. The good news is that Hands on…  learn more

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Financial Literacy for Kids: Lessons, Activities, and Teaching Tips

Everyone needs to learn to manage their money. Each year, the TIAA Institute and Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) conducts a survey of adults to determine their overall financial…  learn more

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25 Meaningful Saving and Budgeting Activities for High School Students

Teach teens financial fitness now so they have a prosperous future. If we let students graduate high school without learning key skills like saving and budgeting, we’re doing…  learn more

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INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD LESSONS

Welcome to Adventures in Math, a free educational program to help teach kids math skills and financial responsibility. Find interactive games, flash cards, lessons by grade level, family resources,…  learn more

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Free Resources to Celebrate Financial Literacy Month

Financial education is more than dollars and cents. It’s about establishing better spending habits, instilling confidence, and equipping the next generation with the real-world skills to manage financial…  learn more

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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

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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

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Let’s Talk About Money: Conversation Starters for Middle Schoolers

20 questions for tweens and teens. They say it’s tacky to talk about money. But financial literacy begins with conversations. And those conversations should start as early as…  learn more

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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

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Introduce Financial Risk Tolerance to High Schoolers With This Free Quiz

Risk tolerance plays an important part in your overall plan for investing your money. But how many high schoolers know what risk tolerance is, much less their own…  learn more

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Next Gen Personal Finance: How To Use It To Teach

Next Gen Personal Finance, or NGPF, is financial teaching for education made super clear. Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a website that consists of many free resources…  learn more

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Media Smarts: Buy Nothing Day Lesson Plan

In this lesson Buy Nothing Day is used as a jumping-off point to look at the role of consumerism in our lives and culture. Students learn the definition…  learn more

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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

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

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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

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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

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Financial Literacy Activities for Elementary Students

Vault - Understanding Money is a digital financial education resource that addresses both financial concepts and social-emotional learning skills that build toward better financial health. Vault focuses on…  learn more