Curated OER
Tax Forms and Deductions
Because many of your older students are probably getting their first jobs, it could be an appropriate time to discuss taxes. This presentation defines deductions, types of taxes, purposes of paying taxes, and the forms required to file...
Curated OER
Dream Home Mathematics
Explore the concept of budgeting with sixth graders. They will pick a career on note card made by the teacher. They then use the information on the card such as salary, expenses, and career to create a life for themselves. They also...
Curated OER
Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?
Students study taxes and the role that they place in our lives. In this economic lesson, students explore the reality of taxes, how they work, why we pay them, where the money goes and how to make the most of the money you pay into taxes...
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Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Dependents Lesson Plan [Pdf]
This lesson plan will help students understand who is a dependent and how the number of dependents affects taxable income. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Other
Uncle Fed's Taxes: Tax Topic 401, Wages and Salaries
This site from Uncle Fed's Tax board explains withholding tax from wages and salaries. Mentions various forms that are used when filing taxes.
Thinkport Education
Maryland Public Television: Sense and Dollars
Engaging, fun tutorials and interactive games related to earning, spending, saving, and budgeting money.
Other
Treasury Direct: Money Math: Lessons for Life: Math and Taxes:a Pair to Count On
Students have the opportunity to see how the money they earn is dependent, to a great extent, on the education they gain, by examining occupations and salaries. They then will use pay stubs and tax tables to learn what happens to the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Federal Taxation
Check out this interactive timeline documenting the history of federal taxation in the United States.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Calculating the Numbers in Your Paycheck
Learners review a pay stub from a sample paycheck to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money they take home.