Lesson
General Financial Literacy
- SS4 : Apply consumer skills to spending and saving decisions
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.
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
"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.
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
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.
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
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Hands on Banking Curriculum: Spending Smart
- CD3 : Apply strategies to avoid or correct debt management problems
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.
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.
Through the use of lesson plans and simple classroom supplies students learn many valuable lessons about financial literacy.