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Find activities that can help you teach and nurture the building blocks of financial capability across the curriculum.

These classroom activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement whether you’re an experienced personal finance teacher, integrating financial literacy into another subject area, or supplementing your existing financial education curriculum.

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  • Writing about giving

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    Ideal for: Middle school (6-8), High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students discuss giving to a charitable organization, research local groups, and write a persuasive letter about that organization.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Spend (Giving to others)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial habits and norms
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Figuring out how much to tip

    Updated

    Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)

    Students use common tipping percentages to calculate three tip amounts.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Spend (Buying things, Giving to others)
    Activity duration:
    15-20 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial habits and norms
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills
Activities align with the My Money Five principles introduced by the statutorily created federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

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