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Real-World Skills Matter and April is Financial Literacy Month
April is Financial Literacy Month, and this is the time to help students build one of the most important life skills they will ever use: understanding how money… learn more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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