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NJ Student Learning Standards - Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills

Resources to help NJ high school teachers meet the New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills.

Lesson

Does Self-Interest Prevent Economic Justice?

In Lesson #7 0f the Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum, students explore basic ideas of justice by examing government...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentives, Marginal Analysis

GameStop Trial by Jury

In this economics activity, students will have a discussion/debate about GameStop Short Squeeze.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

Choosing Sides: Which Drivers Would You Insure?

In this personal finance lesson, students will participate in insurance pools to learn how car insurance markets deal with risks.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis, Risk Managment/Insurance
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Consumer Credit Protection

In this personal finance lesson, students will receive an overview of legal protection for those using consumer credit.

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/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

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: Budgeting/Money Managment, Financial Institutions

Exploring Taxes

In this personal finance lesson, students will explore websites to learn about income taxes.
Key Concepts: Taxes

Deceptive Advertising: Crossing the Line

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Financial Institutions, Production Function

Should I Use Cash or Credit?

To use or not to use credit for a major purchase is an important decision. There is a nifty process...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

'You Paid How Much for That Ticket?'

Have you ever been the victim of discrimination? That is, have you ever been treated differently from other people based...
Key Concepts: Production Function

Activity

Taxes Tic Tac Toe

In this game, students can play tic tac toe while answering questions about proportional, regressive, and progressive taxes.

Article

Content Partner

Saving For Retirement

Taking the appropriate steps now may help set you up for a better financial situation later.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment

Calculator

Interest Calculator

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

Video

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/Money Managment

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/Money Managment

Insurance Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about insurance and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Risk Managment/Insurance

Credit Score Video

Teach your students about credit scores. In this video a young man wants to get a loan to make surround...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Entrepreneurs

What are Mutual Funds? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 6: What are Mutual Funds? from CEE's Learning, Earning and Investing for...
Key Concepts: Financial Institutions

Professional Development

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...