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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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  • Paying bills

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    Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)

    Students explore different payment methods while using a Venn diagram.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Spend (Paying bills)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Executive function

  • Learning about budgets

    Updated

    Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)

    Students learn about budgeting rules and then apply their understanding in an interactive budgeting activity.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals), Spend (Budgeting, Paying bills)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Executive function
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Counting cash

    Updated

    Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)

    Students practice handling money through simulated purchases and sales transactions.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Making money), Spend (Buying things)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

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