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Financial Literacy Month - High School Resources

Use these Grade 9 – 12 resources as you celebrate Financial Literacy Month. Teach a different theme each week – Earning Income, Saving and Investing, Spending and Budgeting, and Managing Credit and Risk.

Lesson

Grades 9-12

Integers and Net Worth

In this lesson students explore the concept of “net worth” and how it is calculated. They practice using integers while...
Key Concepts: Credit, Earned Income, Net Worth
60 mins
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Content Partner

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Making a Budget - It Is All Spending!

Students discover that all elements of a budget are essentially spending on goods and services.
Key Concepts: Decision Making, Goods and Services, Income…
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Grades 9-12

NYSE Made Easy

In this personal finance lesson, students will make choices about buying stocks.
Key Concepts: Financial Markets
90 mins
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Grades 9-12

Capital Investments: Human vs. Physical

Students will exercise their understanding of soft skills through a series of ten scenarios of conflicts that might occur at...
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Opportunity Cost
45 mins
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Basics of Saving and Budgeting

In this personal finance lesson, students will identify ways to spend and save to learn how to reach financial goals.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
60 mins
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Grades 9-12

What is a Stock?

The students work in small groups that represent households. Each household answers questions about stocks and stock markets. For each...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Financial Markets
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Grades 9-12

Show Me the Money!

Students will investigate the unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Choice, Consumers…
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Activity

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Tic Tac Taxes

In this game, students can play tic tac toe while answering tax-related questions.
Key Concepts: Taxes
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

You Decide - Money Allocation Game

Let your students allocate $20,000 money to these repair jobs based on how important they are in the area!
Key Concepts: Money Management, Trade-offs among Goals
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Calculator

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Interest Calculator

This interest calculator can be used to calculate the monthly payments and final amount paid on a loan for various...
Key Concepts: Credit
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Video

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Saving and Investing Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about saving and investing and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Interest, Saving and Investing
10 mins
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Grades 9-12

Buying on Credit Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about buying on credit and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Credit
10 mins
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Grades 9-12

Insurance Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about insurance and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Insurance, Risk and Return
10 mins
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Grades 9-12

Credit Decisions Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about credit and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Credit, Goods and Services, Interest
10 mins
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Grades 9-12

Money Management/Budgeting Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn how to budget and manage their money and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Saving and Investing, Scarcity
10 mins
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Professional Development

Grades 9-12

Why Save? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 1: Why Save? from CEE's Learning Earning and Investing for a New...
Key Concepts: Compound Interest, Interest
45 min
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