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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka’s Whimsical Entrepreneurship

In this lesson, students discuss the characteristics of an entrepreneur and how those characteristics apply to Willy Wonka. In groups,...

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurship

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Buying on Credit

This personal finance lesson discusses the costs of credit in a manner that helps students calculate those costs and integrate...

Key Concepts: Credit Card, Interest, Secured Debt…

60 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Personal Finance Bell Ringers, Warm-ups, and Hooks

In this personal finance activity, teachers will be able to find a variety of bell ringers and warm-ups.

Key Concepts: Personal Finance Economics

5 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

March Madness Terms

15 mins

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Grades 3-5

Shark Scam: Money Tales

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Goods and Services, Money

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Budget Odyssey - Classifying Income, Fixed Expense, and Variable Expense

In this game, students can race with each other by classifying income, fixed expense, and variable expense.

Key Concepts: Earned Income, Expenses, Fixed Expenses…

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

PBS-NOVA Financial Lab

Managing money is hard! Even when you know what you should do, it can be hard to actually do it....

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Opportunity Cost, Saving

45 min

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Economic Bell Ringers, Warm-ups, and Hooks

In this economics activity, teachers will be able to find a variety of bell ringers and warm-ups.

10 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Test of Financial Knowledge

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Test of Financial Literacy

45 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Basic Finance Test

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Do Businesses Have Social Responsibility?

In Lesson #6 of the Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum, students will participate in a simulation and discussion to...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Profit

45 min

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Grades 9-12

Preparing Your Form 1040

In this personal finance lesson, students will use an IRS Form 1040 to calculate personal income tax.

Key Concepts: Taxes

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

College Money Matters

Make smart decisions that maximize your college choices and minimize your debt.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Personal Finance Economics, Saving and Investing

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby (Money Tales)

In this personal finance book, a serial spender discovers that there's a difference between wanting something and needing it.

Key Concepts: Borrower, Financial Planning, Lend

30 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Princess Persephone Loses the Castle (Money Tales)

In this economics and personal finance book, an inexperienced royal learns a valuable lesson about reading the fine print.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Entrepreneurship

45 mins

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