Find financial literacy activities
Find activities that can help you teach and nurture the building blocks of financial capability across the curriculum.
These classroom activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement whether you’re an experienced personal finance teacher, integrating financial literacy into another subject area, or supplementing your existing financial education curriculum.
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Bouncing ball budgets
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Through an interactive game, students share spending decisions they’ve made in the past and start to think about their spending habits in new ways.
Counting cash
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students practice handling money through simulated purchases and sales transactions.
Creating a savings first aid kit
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students learn the importance of developing an emergency savings fund to deal with unexpected challenges and unplanned expenses.
Examining elements of a paycheck
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students review a sample pay stub to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money workers take home.
Saving each payday
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students use a real-world simulation to learn how saving a little money each payday can be a successful strategy for saving.
Turning hobbies into earnings
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
After learning about the term “gig economy,” students brainstorm a list of fun hobbies or activities they enjoy doing that could be turned into money-making opportunities.