Financial Literacy
Invest time in gaining the skills and knowledge to help students make informed, effective financial decisions.
How Financial Literacy Can Engage and Motivate Reluctant Math Students
Through practical exercises in earning and spending, students can discover the complexities of personal finance and practice math in the process.Teaching Students How to Be Smart With Their Money
When schools teach financial literacy, they help students develop lifelong money management skills—and families benefit too.12.2kYour content has been saved!
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10 Free Financial Literacy Games for High School Students
Students can use games to learn money management and financial decision-making.22.6kYour content has been saved!
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When students learn about personal finance topics like budgeting and interest rates, it can lead to financial benefits that last well into adulthood.Teaching Kids to Manage Money Yields Big Returns, Research Says
A 2023 study shows that when teens receive financial literacy lessons in school, they manage their money more effectively well into adulthood.Getting Started Teaching Personal Finance
Lessons on credit and credit cards, taxes, and how to find an apartment and make the rent are invaluable for high school students.1.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Financial Literacy Project Focused on the Future
A financial literacy project helps high school students plan for the lives they hope to lead through discussions of values and budgets.1kYour content has been saved!
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From credit score Jenga to the bean game, here’s a starter kit of simple financial literacy ideas to incorporate into everyday classes.613Your content has been saved!
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Explore resources and downloads for educators seeking to help students learn financial concepts, practice money management, and build strong financial decision-making and economic-reasoning skills.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Andrew Miller, Edutopia's resident advocate for game-based learning, teams up with financial literacy expert Brian Page to look at some friendly, engaging options to promote financial literacy among students.2.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching High School Students How to Budget
Giving older students a plan for saving, spending, and sharing their money can help them make wise financial decisions in the future.315Your content has been saved!
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When teens work together to solve puzzles, they practice much-needed social skills—and engage more deeply with the content.288Your content has been saved!
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From math to reading to indoor recess, there are many opportunities to weave financial concepts into existing elementary routines and lessons.Elementary Financial Literacy: Lesson Ideas and Resources
Guest blogger Brian Page, a high school economics teacher, presents three resources for teaching financial literacy to elementary students, including websites by the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability and financier Warren Buffett.877Your content has been saved!
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Evidence points to seven key approaches to integrating curricula that have been shown to be effective.608Your content has been saved!
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