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Whether you are looking for a lesson plan on a specific topic or an entire, the following organizations provide educational resources and information relevant to personal finance and economics educators. |
Council for Economic Education provides a database of classroom resources including free online lessons, tools and videos. Economics and personal finance topics are easily searchable by concept, standard, grade level, and subject. Many of the lessons include a teacher’s version as well as a student’s version. Each of the lessons are designed to be delivered in a variety of formats and classroom settings. Also available are professional development opportunities for teachers, student programs and family resources.
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Econ Lowdown has an extensive free database of economics and personal finance lessons, videos, and activities that can be searched by resource type, subject, grade and duration. Teachers can implement entire programs or select to use individual lessons. Also included are teacher professional development opportunities and resources for parents.
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Investigate how the supply and demand for goods and resources are globally intertwined with videos, lesson plans, and interactive games in Economics. Preview a lesson on personal finance using a video on "Digging Out of Debt," practice running a start-up business with an interactive game, or initiate a classroom debate over the use of vouchers for private schools using a pre-developed lesson plan. The Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed), entrepreneurship, and mercantilism are also explored in Economics. Filter by grade is available.
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Looking for fun ways to teach kids about coins? The Mint has online games, at-home activities, kids videos, printable coloring pages, and more!
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The FDIC's Money Smart for Young People series consists of four free curriculum products. Each age-appropriate curriculum includes lesson plans for educators along with guides for parents and caregivers.
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Financial guidance resources on subjects including: Paying for College, Managing Your Money, Credit Basics and Your Bank Account.
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Take Charge Today is a program and curriculum with a decision-based approach to personal finance for grades 7-12. Each lesson includes learning activities, note taking guides, PowerPoint presentations and assessments. Use individual lessons or the entire program Professional development and instructional support is provided.
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The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy consists of more than 100 national organizations and 51 affiliated state coalitions that share a commitment to advancing youth financial literacy. The organization provides the Jump$tart Clearinghouse, an online library of resources for educators and parents that allows users to filter for high school and teen resources.
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