Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Cfpb: Contrasting Long Term and Short Term Savings Goals
Students learn the difference between short-term and long-term savings goals and apply their knowledge in an exercise-oriented game.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Rising or Falling Interest Rates Might Affect You
Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits. Explains interest rates as related to personal finance by actions of the Federal Reserve Bank.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Stewart Resources Centre: Consumer Wise [Pdf]
A tenth-grade math unit, developed in 1993 by a Saskatchewan teacher, on budgeting.
Other
Finance Authority of Maine: Cash and Max: Look at All the Things Max Will Learn
A PDF coloring book for early elementary students provides basic lessons about earning and saving money.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go!
Students often attend college and are faced with the mounting debt incurred from student loans. This lesson plan will guide through calculating repayment for students loans, preparing a monthly budget, and researching options for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: 5 Questions to Ask Before Investing in Graduate School
Considering graduate school? These questions can help you evaluate the financial benefits and tradeoffs of investing in a graduate degree.
Other
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is a "diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of banking, asset banking, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services." Includes information on the company and its...
Other
Federal Bank of Richmond: Dollars and Sense Game
This budgeting game helps middle and high school students learn how to make smart financial choices and to stay within a budget. The teacher's guide and game are both available as PDFs.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: My Future Life: Let's Get Real
This lesson requires learners to select a career and explore the requirements for their potential job. They will work with a reality life situation of married versus single, number of children and challenge events. Students will...
PBS
Pbs: Your Life, Your Money: Play the Game
Play the game Your Life, Your Money, Your World in which helpful financial information is spread throughout.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Consumer Protection Project
The media fills us in on the most recent scams around town and the nation. Taking part in this project will educated students on the scams that are out there and question the rights consumers have and the role governments should take in...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Grades 3 6
Four fiancial literacy lessons on allowances, money responsibility, saving, and comparison shopping. Lessons can be evaluated separately or as a group.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Cards, Cars, and Currency
A unit on personal finance related to debit cards, credit cards, and purchasing a car designed to help students develop financial responsibility.
Other
Northeastern University: u.s. Political Conventions and Campaigns
A multimedia resource will aide classroom discussion or groups as they explore the campaigns and conventions of American politics throughout history. Investigate personal finances, platforms and policies, media and debates, and nominations.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Economy of Russia
Provides a very thorough explanation of the Russian economy and its history from the 1990s. Discusses the currency, inflation rate, poverty level, exports, imports, public finances, historical background and economic reform in Russia.
Other
Generations United: Grandfamilies
This site has lots of information for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Find out about efforts to affect legislation, and the challenges around housing, education, health, legal issues, and finances.
Other
American Grandparents Association: grandparents.com
A wealth of articles and information on all aspects of grandparenting, including activities to do with grandchildren, family interactions, food and leisure, health, and finances. This site also outlines the benefits of purchasing a...
Other
Maryland State Archives: Biography of Thomas Garrett
A comprehensive biography of famous Delaware abolitionist Thomas Garrett. Learn of Garrett's Quaker upbringing and how he gave his life and finances to free the enslaved.
Thinkport Education
Maryland Public Television: Sense and Dollars
Engaging, fun tutorials and interactive games related to earning, spending, saving, and budgeting money.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: 10 Questions to Ask Mortgage Lenders by Better Money Habits
Thinking about buying a new home? Here are 10 key questions to ask your mortgage lender as you navigate the buying process. This content is brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
Other
The Mint: Balance Your Checking Account
Get hands-on practice filling out a check register and balancing a checking account. [Requires Flash]
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Avengers Comic Teaches Mad Money Skills
The Avengers teach Spider-Man the principles of saving and spending as they save a bank from the evil powers of Mole Man. This site includes an online comic book, an instruction guide for teachers, and a budget worksheet.
Other
Wells Fargo: Hands on Banking: Elementary School Course
Learning game for younger students in a lesson in economics in which students learn about banking, saving, budgeting, and money.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Cfpb: Understanding How Insurance Works: A Case Study About Lucy
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.