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Understanding the concept of opportunity cost is critical for good decision making. The ability to identify the opportunity cost—the highest valued alternative that must be given up when another option is chosen—helps people to assess their alternatives.

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to help students better understand the process of finding a place to live.

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to reinforce budgeting concepts.

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn how compound interest makes savings grow.

In this economics lesson, students will study Booker T. Washington's life to learn about resources.

In this personal finance lesson, students will research mobile apps for financial decision making.

What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the world of technology!

In this economics lesson, students will read and discuss the comic book, “A Penny Saved".

How to amortize a loan using an Excel spreadsheet.

Students study historic objects, photographs and documents, research influential members of the African American community and role-play a dinner party at Walker’s home in this lesson developed by the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in collaboration with the National Park Service.