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Financial Literacy Teaching Resources
Explore classroom-ready lessons, worksheets, simulations, videos, and teaching tools for banking, budgeting, credit, taxes, money math, careers, and real-world financial skills.
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Classroom-ready financial literacy lessons
Start with classroom-ready financial literacy lessons, worksheets, simulations, and video-based activities selected for teachers and students.
Budgeting · Grades 9–12 New
First Paycheck, Real Choices Lesson
Help students make smart money decisions with their first paycheck using this premium budgeting activity with worksheet, teacher guide, and answer key.
View LessonBanking · Multi-Level New
Checking Account Simulation Activity
Give students hands-on practice with a real checking account simulation — writing checks, making deposits, and balancing a register.
View LessonCredit · Grades 9–12 New
Credit Card Minimum Payment Trap Lesson
Help students understand how credit card minimum payments, interest, and payoff time work with a classroom-ready video lesson and printable worksheet.
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Students open accounts, get paid, pay bills, and run a classroom economy in a safe, teacher-controlled simulation.
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Interactive Lessons
Hands-on money games for grades 1–12 — make change, build a budget, learn credit, and more.
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Classroom Simulations
Let students practice money decisions
Four teacher-ready simulations for grades 6–12. Students budget, bank, invest, and plan with fictional practice money — then see what their decisions cost them. Assign to a class and review every student’s results.
- Life Budget Simulator
- Banking Simulator
- Investing Simulator
- Budget Planner
Grade-Level Pathways
Teach Money Skills by Grade Level
Browse K–12 financial literacy pathways — sequenced lessons, teaching tools, and curriculum guides organized by grade band.
Classroom Curriculum
Browse the Financial Literacy Curriculum
Three 5-day classroom units — Banking & Checking, Budgeting & First Paycheck, and Credit & Borrowing — with free pacing guides, pre-quizzes, and vocabulary sheets.
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Counting Money
Identifying coins and bills, skip counting, counting mixed money, and making change.
Banking
Bank accounts, saving, checks, debit cards, online banking, and interest.
Budgeting
Income, expenses, needs vs. wants, paychecks, and personal budget planning.
Credit
Credit scores, credit cards, APR, borrowing, and responsible credit use.
Money Math
Making change, fractions, percentages, and consumer math.
Taxes
W-4s, W-2s, sales tax, income tax, and real-world tax practice.
Career Readiness
Career exploration, job applications, resumes, interviews, and workplace skills.
Life Skills
Everyday money decisions, consumer skills, and financial independence.
Investing
Saving, stocks, bonds, and an introduction to investing for students.
Insurance
Car, renters, and homeowners insurance, premiums, deductibles, and managing risk.
Economics
Supply and demand, opportunity cost, and goods and services.
Classroom Economy
Classroom jobs, paydays, a class store, and savings goals that turn economics into hands-on practice.
Entrepreneurship
Marketing, advertising, starting a business, production, and measuring profit.
Accounting
The accounting equation, GAAP concepts, transaction analysis, and the accounting cycle.
Business Writing
Business letters, professional writing, persuasion, and effective communication.
Printables
Play money, coin cards, and ready-to-print classroom economy forms.
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Worksheets
Printable, classroom-ready student activities with defined tasks and answers.
Lesson Plans
Structured lessons with objectives, step-by-step instructions, and discussion prompts.
Simulations
Hands-on classroom activities — checking accounts, budgets, real-world scenarios.
Videos
Short instructional videos for classroom or independent student use.
Printable Activities
Quick classroom activities, registers, charts, and ready-to-print pages.
Teaching Tools
Interactive worksheet generators, reference sheets, and supporting teacher materials.
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