What Is Financial Literacy?: Learn what it takes to become financially literate, why this set of knowledge and skills is so critical, and what this means for schools. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
The Value of Financial Literacy: Take a look at this infographic for more information about what the research tell us about teaching finance to students. (六合彩彩票, 2012)
Entrepreneurship Education Stresses Learning by Doing: Discover how entrepreneurship education can engage students鈥� critical thinking skills and deepen their financial literacy. You may also want to check out some of 六合彩彩票鈥檚 resources and downloads related to entrepreneurship education. (六合彩彩票, 2011)
Survey of the States: Explore takeaways of a biennial survey conducted by the Council for Economic Education that looks at the state of K鈥�12 economic and financial education in the United States; an interactive companion to the survey dissects the costs of financial illiteracy and benefits and challenges of implementing financial and economic education. (Council for Economic Education)
Why Teaching Financial Literacy Matters: Listen to a podcast from Vicki Davis鈥檚 Every Classroom Matters to learn why financial literacy is so important, and hear teacher Beth Werker describe a program called Enterprise City. (BAM Radio Network, 2014)

Discover Lessons, Simulations, Videos, and Apps

Explore Activities for Grades K鈥�8

Creativity, Candy, and Commerce: Discover how middle school students brought curiosity and passion to learning through the design, manufacture, and marketing of their own signature chocolate bars. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
Make the Money 鈥淩eal鈥漒u003C/a>: Read about a counting-change simulation that gives students experience handling money in the lead-up to handling real transactions. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
Teaching Toward an Affordable Future: Learn about a program that helps elementary school students learn about personal finance while saving money every week. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
Elementary Financial Literacy: Lesson Ideas and Resources: Discover how financial literacy can be integrated into elementary English and mathematics, and find a few resources to get started. 鈥淺u003Ca href="/blog/financial-literacy-elementary-students-brian-page">Financial Literacy for Elementary Students鈥� is another great list of resources. (六合彩彩票, 2014)
Teaching Financial Literacy to Middle Schoolers: Explore strategies for integrating financial literacy into middle school curricula and age-appropriate resource suggestions. 鈥淺u003Ca href="/blog/financial-literacy-middle-school-students-brian-page">Financial Literacy for Middle School Students鈥� is another good source of guidance, information, and resources. (六合彩彩票, 2014)

Explore Activities for Grades 9鈥�12

Addressing Student, Family, and Community Needs: Find out how one school uses a personal finance class to impart lessons about fiscal responsibility and financial literacy to teens and connect this knowledge to their lives. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
When Financial Education Hits Close to Home: Read about the Home Ownership project, a real-world project that helped students at Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, learn about homeownership and the power of personal finance. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
5-Minute Film Festival: We the Economy: Watch and share 20 short films that explain concepts like debt, money, and supply and demand. (六合彩彩票, 2015)
Financial Literacy in High School: Necessary and Relevant: Learn how to make financial literacy relevant to students鈥� lives, and find resources for teaching financial literacy skills to high school students. For more guidance, information, and resources, also see 鈥淺u003Ca href="/blog/financial-literacy-high-school-students-brian-page">Financial Literacy for High School Students.鈥� (六合彩彩票, 2014)
3 Ways to Enagage High Schoolers in Personal Finance: Discover a few technology-based ways to engage high schoolers in discussions about personal finance. (U.S. News and World Report, 2014)
A Mobile App Lesson on Financial Capability: Check out a lesson on financial capability that makes use of mobile apps, courtesy of Brian Page, a high school personal finance and AP economics teacher. (六合彩彩票, 2013)
Games to Teach Financial Literacy: Explore some friendly, engaging options to promote financial literacy among secondary students. (六合彩彩票, 2013)

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Downloads and Examples From Schools That Work

六合彩彩票's flagship series highlights practices and case studies from K鈥�12 schools and districts that are improving the way students learn. Below, find downloads used by practitioners at featured schools, and dive into real-world examples of teaching and learning financial literacy.

Piggy-Bank Friday: Life Skills Through Financial Literacy: Through the Piggy-Bank Friday program, K鈥�5 students at Walter Bracken STEAM Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada, have saved over $30,000 in one year. Watch the video, read about their practice, and take a look at this featured download:

School "Piggy-Bank" Deposit Slip:聽Print out these example deposit slips for your school's Piggy-Bank聽program.

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Financial Literacy Makes School Relevant:聽The Ariel Community Academy, a public K鈥�8 school on the South Side of Chicago, has been achieving remarkable success thanks to a number of effective strategies, particularly a financial-literacy program. Watch a video, and learn about the components of their K鈥�8 curriculum to see how they do it. Then explore some of this school鈥檚 resources and downloads; a few highlights from their Goods and Services Unit, organized according to Bloom鈥檚 Taxonomy, are linked below.

Remembering:聽Review a lesson suggested for fourth grade that asks students to define and give examples of goods as objects that satisfy people's wants and services.
Understanding:聽Review a lesson suggested for fifth grade that asks students to explain that economic wants are desires that can be satisfied by consuming a good or service or leisure activity and why not all wants can be satisfied.
Applying:聽Review a lesson suggested for sixth grade that asks students to diagram the relationship among a final good or service, the way it鈥檚 produced, and who consumes and produces it.
Analyzing:聽Review a lesson suggested for seventh grade that asks students to compare different ways resources are used to buy and consume goods and services.
Creating:聽Review a lesson suggested for eighth grade that asks students to explain scarcity and how not all wants for goods and services can be satisfied.