Financial literacy Resources for Teachers
Check out some of the lesson ideas created by the USF Stavros Center!
Here are more curated resources to use with your students!
Elementary Lesson plans
- Watch Kate McKinnon talk money with kids.
- Check out this Bunny Money lesson.
- Which toy would you choose?
- What is the difference between big banks and piggy banks?
- Do you clip coupons?
- What are the ABCs of saving?
- How can you teach personal finance in kindergarten?
Middle School Lesson Plans
- Check out the personal finance conversations and flash cards from the Federal Reserve.
- Can you create a personal budget?
- How does your family save?
- How do you meet financial goals?
- What car should you buy?
- What is the difference between credit and debit cards?
- For mathematics activities, try some of the financial literacy calculators from MyFloridaCFO.
High School Lesson Plans
- Check out the personal finance conversations and flash cards from the Federal Reserve.
- Can you solve the Great Credit Card Mystery?
- Conduct a Stock Market simulation.
- Learn all about Compound Interest.
- How expensive are payday loans?
- Do you know how to build a better credit score?
- Check out the making personal finance decisions unit from the Federal Reserve.
- For mathematics activities, try some of the financial literacy calculators from MyFloridaCFO.
More REsources
For more K-12 lessons and resources that Use the News, visit the topic pages on this website: Income, Buying, Saving, Using Credit, Investing, and Protecting/Insuring.