Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Saving Each Payday
Learners use a real-world simulation to learn how saving a little money each payday can be a successful strategy for saving. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring Savings Habits
Students learn about the benefits of forming their own savings habits and explore what it looks like to save a percentage of income.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Storing My Savings
Students read descriptions of common places to store their money and weigh the benefits and risks of each to decide which one(s) fit their financial goals.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks
Use this informative economics lesson plan. Find out how to save your money. "You will read about safe places for keeping money; you also will learn about places where money can earn money."