Teaching Resources

Types of Credit

  • CD1 : Analyze the costs and benefits of various types of credit.
  • CD2 : Summarize a borrower’s rights and responsibilities related to credit reports.
  • CD3 : Apply strategies to avoid or correct debt management problems
  • CD4 : Summarize major consumer credit laws.

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Activity Sheet
Article/Information/Infographic
Lesson

45 minutes

Students will be able to identify the major types of credit and their characteristics.

Understanding Vehicle Financing

  • CD4 : Summarize major consumer credit laws.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson
Comprehensive Curriculum

60 minutes

UNDERSTANDING VEHICLE FINANCING is a downloadable brochure that explains vehicle finance laws, terms and statistics.

Wallet Wise

  • INV1 : Explain how investing may build wealth and help meet financial goals.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

60 minutes

WALLETWISE is a collection of free online courses designed to help students build healthy personal finance habits

Wealth Not Cash

  • EI3 : Analyze factors that affect net income.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

60 minutes

WEALTH NOT CASH is a lesson plan that introduces students to fundamental concepts in finance

Wealth Not Cash

  • FDM8 : Use a personal financial plan.

6, 7, 8

Lesson

60 minutes

Wealth Not Cash (Fin Lit)

Wealth Not Cash

6, 7, 8

Lesson

45 minutes

Part of a comprehensive curriculum; requires email for download

What Car Should I Buy?

  • FDM4 : Make criterion-based financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.

6, 7, 8

Lesson

45 minutes

What Car Should I Buy?

What is Social Security and how it's important to me?

  • EI3 : Analyze factors that affect net income.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

60 minutes

Webpage to provide teachers with a toolkit of the information and resources to develop lessons on Social Security

What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Suess and Decision Making

  • FDM1 : Recognize the responsibilities associated with personal financial decisions.
  • FDM4 : Make criterion-based financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.

K, 1, 2

Lesson

45 minutes

Dive into the world of Dr. Suess to examine decision making with limited resources.

What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Suess and Decision Making

  • FDM1 : Recognize the responsibilities associated with personal financial decisions.
  • FDM4 : Make criterion-based financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.

K, 1, 2

Lesson

45 minutes

Dive into the world of Dr. Suess to examine decision making with limited resources.