Interactive Activities & Lesson Plans to Teach Financial Responsibility
THIRTEEN edonline Financial Education
Our original lesson plans are developed by Thirteen Ed Online Master Teachers. Starting with tried-and-true lessons that work in the classroom, our Web-savvy teachers have built Web-based activities that use the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET New York and the Internet. Each month, we will create new lessons based upon outstanding PBS series and around outstanding Web resources.
Economics & Financial Planning Middle School
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia publishes lessons for K-12 teachers to use to teach economics and personal finance in their own classrooms. The lessons emphasize active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies.
Financial Literacy - Teach It
Lessons and Links to take you to lesson plans or activities to help you teach each income and education, money management, credit & debit, etc.
iCivics - Budgeting
Unit is designed to teach students the principles and processes of budgeting. Students will develop an understanding of budgeting and money management on all levels.
Investopedia
This is a great YouTube channel in which they explain in two minutes or less concepts like inflation, stocks, and dividends. For example: What is inflation? What is the difference between stocks & bonds?
BrainPop - Credit Cards
BrainPop - Taxes: Ratio, Proportion & Percent
BrainPop - Money: Stocks & Shares, Stock Market, Interest
BrainPop - Learn about money, trade, commodities, & stuff
Common Craft Videos
Offers some good videos about borrowing money, saving money, and investing money. The videos can be viewed on the Common Craft website, but if you want to download them or embed them you will need to have a Common Craft membership.
Where Did My Taxdollars Go?
You can enter your gross income for the year and your filing status to see a break down of where your dollars went. The break down includes an interactive pie chart that you can click on to find a further break down of each category on the chart. For example if you click on the National Defense section of the pie chart you will see how many of your dollars went to the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Money As You Grow
It is never too early to start teaching students about the responsible use of money. Many of the suggested activities are things that parents can do with their children during the course of a normal day of running errands. I also like the suggested credit card activity for teens. In the credit card activity for teens they are asked to use the Federal Reserve's website to see how long it would take to repay $1,000 credit card balance if they only make minimum payments on time every month.
Gen I Revolution
Developed for middle school and high school students, this online game gives your students the chance to learn important personal finance skills as they play and compete against fellow classmates.
The game includes fifteen Missions in which students attempt to help people in financial trouble. Students join the Gen i Revolution, strategically select their Operatives, and begin to explore and earn points as they work to complete each Mission
The game includes fifteen Missions in which students attempt to help people in financial trouble. Students join the Gen i Revolution, strategically select their Operatives, and begin to explore and earn points as they work to complete each Mission
Practical Money Skills for Life
These top-quality financial literacy materials, including classroom modules, games, DVDs and brochures, are free and available for access now by all educators, parents and consumers. Click "Download" to download an item, or "Add to Cart" to receive it by mail.
Life on Minimum Wage
This is great to help students recognize how difficult it is to save money when your only job(s) pay minimum wage without benefits. To win (prize not determined yet) at Life on Minimum Wage the students have to reach five financial goals that they select. To earn money the students have to complete the tasks of their assigned jobs. The students then have to pay required bills before using money for their selected financial goals. As the game progresses students will be issued "surprise" cards which require them to spend money on things like speeding tickets, trips to a health clinic, and increases in rent.