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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Giving advice about consumer protection
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students put their developing understanding of fraud and identity theft to use as they play the role of a consumer affairs advice columnist responding to letters from readers.
Speaking publicly about consumer financial protection rights
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research and write a speech focusing on a specific consumer right or consumer financial protection issue and related laws.
Playing a credit and debit game
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students play a game to practice and explore positive credit and debit card behaviors.
Cosigning loans and sharing credit
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research credit and analyze scenarios on sharing credit cards and cosigning loans.
Understanding ways to pay for education after high school
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students conduct Internet research to build their awareness of options for paying for education after they graduate from high school.
Understanding minimum payments
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students watch a video and answer questions to learn how long it takes to pay off a credit balance when making only the minimum payment.
Avoiding debt
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students read a short story and a handout to learn about excessive debt and ways to avoid or reduce debt.
Building a good borrowing reputation
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students analyze the profiles of three different people to decide what kind of borrowing reputation they have.
Getting a credit card and using it wisely
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students conduct research to learn about how credit cards work and some tips for using them.
Analyzing credit card statements
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students conduct online research to become familiar with reading and analyzing credit card statements.