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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp the Price of Bread

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The purpose of this task is for students to calculate the percent increase and relative cost in a real-world context. This task is part of a set collaboratively developed with Money as You Learn, an initiative of the President's Advisory...
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Business Analysis Paper

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Sam Ashe-Edmunds explains how to write a business analysis paper, an in-depth look at a business or company in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, finances, employment, and attaining goals.
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Other

Teen Analyst: Teen Financial Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Believe it or not, most kids graduate high school lacking basic personal finance skills. That's where TeenAnalyst.com comes in. The basic idea was to give kids the information they need to become successful investors.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is an Apr by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
You may have seen the term APR, or annual percentage rate, used in reference to everything from mortgages and auto loans to credit cards. In this piece, we look at credit card APRs which you've probably seen listed on your monthly...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Cfpb: Understanding How Insurance Works: A Case Study About Lucy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read about how insurance works, then review a case study to see how insurance choices can affect personal finances for a rural young adult.
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Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Hollywood Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Who hasn't dreamed of running off to Hollywood and rubbing elbows with the rich and famous? And it isn't only aspiring actors, writers and directors who dream. After all, the stars need someone to cook for them, fix their computers,...
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Vassar College

Vassar College: 1896: Populist Party Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1896, Website of Political Cartoons page presents the People's (Populist) Party platform of 1896. The platform discusses the finances, railroads and telegraphs, the public lands, the referendum, the territories, public salaries,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Hans Rosling Shows the Best Stats You've Ever Seen

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore collected data in regards to life expectancies, family size, and finances through out the world and the various ways the data has been displayed.
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PBS

Pbs: Faq Sheet on the Mormon Church's Growth, Structure and Reach

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of questions and answers on the current size of the Mormon Church, how is is spreading around the world, the role it plays in Utah and its finances.
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Other

Jewish World Review: Haym Salomon: The Rest of the Story

For Students 9th - 10th
A passionate patriot, Haym Salomon, featured in this biography, is remembered for this money management skills and ability to recruit members to the Continental Army. He used much of his own privately earned money to help fund the...
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: What Are the Factors Behind a Foreclosure?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The objective for this lesson plan is to prepare students for the task of buying a home by providing them with the needed financial literacy skills. These topics are included: calculate affordable housing based on debt to income ratio,...
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Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: The Difference Between Cash Flow and Profit

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the difference between cash flow and profit and how to use accrual accounting to manage finances for a business.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resourceful...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: u.s. Senate Mulls Over Bankruptcy Legislation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During the week of September 20, 1998, the US Senate agreed to debate a bill (S 1301), intended to make it more difficult for people of means to use bankruptcy to walk away from debt. Those who could pay at least 20 percent of their...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Competition Pizza

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson that teaches about competition in the marketplace that uses student-gathered information about businesses where they live. Includes student activities and links to national standards in economics and personal finance.
Article
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Federal Reserve

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Reserve System manages our country's finances and is in charge of its monetary policy. Learn about its three primary components: the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the Federal Open Market...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Financial Education

For Students Pre-K - K
Every goal starts with taking the first step. Teaching kids to save money by collecting in a specific place such as a piggy bank or a jar shows kids concretely how much they are saving. Every time you save up to a certain small, new...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Financial Soccer

For Students 9th - 10th
Put your financial skills to the test with Visa's World Cup-themed Financial Soccer, a multiple choice question video game. Are you ready to play?
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Genius Brands International

Secret Millionaires Club: Webisode Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Backed by Warren Buffett, "the world's most famous investor," the Secret Millionaires Club teaches children about saving and investing money, about how businesses and credit cards work, and about the personal qualities that support...
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Other

Vanguard Group: My Classroom Economy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
My Classroom Economy provides programs appropriate to all grade levels K-12. Each program carries on throughout a school year, and while it involves some class time, that time is minimal. Throughout the grades, students learn financial...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here

For Students 5th - 8th
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
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Other

Smart About Money: Your Spending, Your Savings, Your Future [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers a broad range of topics to help students getting ready to start their way in the adult world, managing their own financial welfare.
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Other

Washington State Department of Financial Institutions: Right on the Money

For Students 9th - 10th
[PDF] Booklet provides practical advice on topics such as banking, creating a spending plan, and finding college money.
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Other

Actuarial Foundation: Building Your Future: Financing [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In book 2 from the Building Your Future series, students and teachers get resources and practice on how financing works, such as getting loans and buying insurance.

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