Teaching Resources

Social Security

  • RMI1 : Identify common types of risks and basic risk management methods.
  • RMI3 : Justify reasons to use health, disability, long-term care and life insurance

K

Article/Information/Infographic

30 minutes

This information is downloadable and helps students understand what social security is and why it is important to them.

Social Security Reading

  • RMI1 : Identify common types of risks and basic risk management methods.
  • RMI3 : Justify reasons to use health, disability, long-term care and life insurance

1

Article/Information/Infographic

30 minutes

This information is downloadable and helps students understand what social security is and why it is important to them.

STASH Teach Me

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

9, 10, 11, 12

Article/Information/Infographic

20 minutes

STASH LEARN is an ongoing series of blog posts about financial education

Staying Afloat Financially in the 21st Century

  • FDM2 : Use reliable resources when making financial decisions.

6, 7, 8

Lesson

45 minutes

Staying Afloat in the 21st Century

Strand 3: Students will evaluate saving methods and investment strategies.

  • SS1 : Develop a plan for spending and saving
  • SS2 : Develop a system for keeping and using financial records

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

30 minutes

Explains the basics of savings

Teaching the Building Blocks

  • INV2 : Evaluate investment alternatives.

9, 10, 11, 12

Comprehensive Curriculum

25-50 minutes

TEACHING THE BUILDING BLOCKS is a searchable database of classroom activities designed to be completed within a single class period.

The Almighty Dollar?

  • CD4 : Summarize major consumer credit laws.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

60 minutes

This lesson key issues young adults face through the process of decoding credit card offers and explore the real difference between debit and credit

The Art of Allowance

  • SS1 : Develop a plan for spending and saving
  • SS4 : Apply consumer skills to spending and saving decisions

1

Comprehensive Curriculum

30 minutes

Teaching kit that includes DVD, book, and teaching manual to teach kids to save, share and spend.

The Basics of Savings and Investing

  • INV4 :Investigate how agencies protect investors and regulate financial markets and products.

9, 10, 11, 12

Lesson

45 minutes

THE BASICS OF SAVING AND INVESTING is a teaching guide with four units. Designed with input from educators

The Bridge of the Golden Wood

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

K

Book/eBook

30 minutes

This book tells a parable of how to earn a living.