Find financial literacy activities
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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Experimenting with saving
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5)
Students listen to or read a fable and then do a science experiment to learn how saving a little over a long time can add up.
Saving for this or that
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students vote with their feet as they choose between two things they could save for and then reflect on the importance of setting goals for saving.
Learning about careers with Money Monsters
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students use paper puppets to role-play a story about Money Monsters exploring career options and think about careers they might enjoy.
Comparing jobs and hobbies
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students learn about the differences between jobs and hobbies and then play a game to apply their understanding.