Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 1: Saving Money for Your Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Tips for learning the value of saving money to achieve your financial goals.
Website
A to Z Home's Cool

A to Z Home's School: Money Matters

For Students 6th - 8th
This homeschooling resource contains useful links to lessons for children about money and economics.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Movie Money

For Students 3rd - 6th
Do movie theaters make lots of money? You can find out when you try this math challenge that explores profit and loss in the theater industry. Discover why understanding problem solving, percent, and basic calculations are essential in...
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Personal Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Get some tips here on how to set up a personal budget by analyzing expenses, budgeting for the whole year, reducing expenses, tracking expenditures, paying off debts, planning for emergencies, and investing.
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Investment/loan Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive graph lets you explore how a loan or investment performs in different scenarios. Adjust the present value, the net present value, the loan or investment amount, the length of time, and the interest rate, and see the data...
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Present Value (Pv)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to calculate the future value of an investment based on present value, the interest earned, and the length of the investment term.
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Net Present Value (Npv)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains, with examples, what the net present value is and how to calculate it.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Beanie Babies, Profit or Loss

For Students 3rd - 6th
Is you Beanie Baby business booming or busted! Figure out if you made a profit or lost money in this mathematic computation activity. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection that focuses on adding and...