Teaching Resources

General Financial Literacy

  • SS4 : Apply consumer skills to spending and saving decisions

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

60 minutes

Presents information in a direct, non-judgemental manner allowing for the open discussion of a topic that is often hard for students to discuss with parents.

Grade Five: Using Credit

  • CD1 : Analyze the costs and benefits of various types of credit.
  • CD2 : Summarize a borrower’s rights and responsibilities related to credit reports.

5

Lesson
Activity Sheet
Workbook

30 minutes

Students share several chapters from the book Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

Grade Four: Characteristics and Functions of Money

  • SS1 : Develop a plan for spending and saving

4

Lesson

60 minutes

"Characteristics and Function of Money" Students share the book The Go-Around Dollar, by Barbara Johnston Adams, to learn about the features of money and how money is used. They complete worksheets on the characteristics and functions of money.

Grade Four: Earning an Income

  • EI1 : Explore job and career options
  • EI2 : Compare sources of personal income and compensation.

4

Lesson

60 minutes

Students share chapters a book to learn about the role of money, labor, earning income, positive and negative incentives.

Grade Four: Taxes

  • SS1 : Develop a plan for spending and saving

4

Lesson

60 minutes

Students share from a book to learn about earning money, saving, credit, and taxes.

Grade Three: Debt

  • CD1 : Analyze the costs and benefits of various types of credit.

3

Lesson

60 minutes

Students share the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, by Eric A. Kimmel, to learn about credit, debt, and interest rates.

Hands on Banking Curriculum: About Credit

  • CD2 : Summarize a borrower’s rights and responsibilities related to credit reports.
  • CD3 : Apply strategies to avoid or correct debt management problems

6, 7, 8

Lesson

45 minutes

Complete curriculum in pdf version

Hands on Banking Curriculum: Spending Smart

  • CD3 : Apply strategies to avoid or correct debt management problems

6, 7, 8

Lesson

45 minutes

Complete curriculum in pdf version

Hands On Banking Lesson

  • CD1 : Analyze the costs and benefits of various types of credit.
  • CD2 : Summarize a borrower’s rights and responsibilities related to credit reports.

K

Lesson

30 minutes

Characters Zing and Zoey are adorable aliens who lead students through answering questions

Helping Others

  • FDM1 : Recognize the responsibilities associated with personal financial decisions.
  • FDM2 : Use reliable resources when making financial decisions.

K

Lesson

30 minutes

Through the use of lesson plans and simple classroom supplies students learn many valuable lessons about financial literacy.