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Financial Literacy Month - Elementary Resources

Use these K-5 resources as you celebrate Financial Literacy Month. Teach a different theme each week – Earning Income, Saving and Investing, Spending and Budgeting, and Borrowing.

Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Curious George Economics

Use the lovable character Curious George to capture student attention while teaching about personal finance and economics.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Factors of Production, Goods and Services…
Lesson

Grades K-2

Every Penny Counts

In this personal finance lesson, students will evaluate wants and spending, realizing that sometimes there are more costs to consider...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Decision Making…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5

Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

In this personal finance lesson, students will examine earned and unearned income.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Income, Income…
45 mins
Lesson

Activity

Content Partner

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: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Decision Making…
45 min
Activity

Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Lightning Round)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Goods and Services…
Activity

Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Savings Match Game

In this personal finance activity, students match terms about saving with their definitions.
10 mins
Activity

Free publication

Grades K-2, 3-5

Personal Finance Printables

In this personal finance activity book, students will complete one-page handouts including sing-a-longs, matching, and drawings.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Personal Finance
190 mins
Activity