Students explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students contribute to society by examining volunteer activities that benefit others. Students collaborate to create a skit to promote volunteerism.

Students create a plan to achieve personal and financial goals. In this budgeting goals lesson, students identify their sources of income and discuss being financially independent. Students record their monthly expenditures and present a...

Students investigate and model how to invest money. In this business lesson, students investigate 4 methods to investment. They discuss risky and safe investment.  

High schoolers compare different aspects of investing money from traditional savings accounts to money market accounts. They research investment accounts at local banks and compare them.

High schoolers participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make...

Students explore the concept of student loans. In this student loans lesson, students read an article about the large amount of student loans today's students owe. Students discuss how higher loan payments and increased debt will affect...

Students read the story The Magic Pot and complete language arts based activities based on the story. For this language arts lesson plan, students discuss, listen, observe, and complete language worksheets.

Students participate in various poem-related lessons to learn how they can make a difference in the lives of people they don't know. In this poetry lesson, students discover that this pound a poem competition is about raising money for...

Students investigate life on the trail West. In this Oregon Trail lesson plan, students collaborate to research the pioneer life and then role play a family's life on the trail. Students author an essay regarding their research finding...

Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...

High schoolers participate in a lesson that focuses on the concepts of combining monomials to make polynomial expressions. They use algebra tiles to complete the exercises in the lesson. This is hands-on learning with successive problem...

Fourth graders assume different jobs of a community and understand the terms goods, services, producer, and consumer. In this community lesson plan, 4th graders answer short answer questions to show their knowledge of the terms.

Students determine what to do with money. In this personal finance instructional activity, students discuss budgeting, savings, and loans with their instructor. Students then participate in classroom activities that require them to...

Students engage in a lesson on how to use an ATM, or Automated Teller Machine. They see how to bank with an ATM and practice banking using several different types of transactions. This lesson includes a teaching worksheet to practice...

Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit activity, students examine student organizers that focus on credit scores and credit history. Students participate in an on-line activity. Students examine credit card offers and...

Students differentiate between expenditure and income. In this algebra lesson, students create a spreadsheet labeling the date, item and amount as they track their expenses. They format the cells of the spreadsheet to do all the...

Student examine the benefits of making grocery lists. In this family budgeting lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to create grocery lists for selected meals that families may share.

Students explore homelessness.  In this speaking, listening, and critical thinking instructional activity, students listen to and discuss 3 scenarios in which families from urban, rural, and suburban communities became homeless due...

Students collect data on investments and draw conclusions. For this algebra lesson, students analyze exponential graphs as they relate to money. They discuss the cause of an account balance being high or low.

Students demonstrate responsible consumer choices. In this social studies lesson, students read The Lorax and discuss wants and needs. Students discuss how to save natural resources by making informed consumer choices.

Middle schoolers explore the concept of caring. In this character education lesson, students consider how to show others they care about them as they brainstorm and discuss acts of caring.

Students explore the concept of payday loans. In this payday loans lesson, students read an article about alternatives to payday loans. Students discuss problems that are associated with payday loans. Students discuss why credit unions...

Students give financial advice. In this financial lesson, students read real-life financial problems. They explore the problem and make recommendations for a financial remedy.

Young scholars explore the concept of the stock market. In this stock market instructional activity, students discuss the stock market and how it works. Young scholars hypothesize what makes a stock price go up or down. Students watch...