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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Calculating the numbers in your paycheck
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students review a pay stub from a sample paycheck to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money they take home.
Exploring life after high school in science
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research a career in science on the U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored careeronestop.org website to gain insights on what that career involves and how they might prepare for it.
Exploring life after high school in the arts
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research a career in the arts on the U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored careeronestop.org website to gain insights on what that career involves and how they might prepare for it.
Exploring life after high school in the humanities
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research a career in the humanities on the U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored careeronestop.org website to gain insights on what that career involves and how they might prepare for it.
Creating a poster on life after high school
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students create a poster or infographic illustrating post-secondary education or workforce options that are available to them.