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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Using a student loan calculator
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students use a student loan calculator to calculate monthly loan payments and how much they can save on total loan costs by paying a little extra each month.
Borrowing money for a house
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students “buy” a local home and calculate payments based on the principal, interest rate, and length of mortgage loans to learn how different loan terms affect the overall cost.
Role-playing borrowing and lending
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students take on the role of a borrower or a lender to pose questions, apply formulas to calculate interest, and evaluate data to inform borrowing and lending decisions.
Differentiating between secured and unsecured loans
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students explore characteristics of secured or unsecured types of credit by playing a sorting game.
Understanding how much student debt you can afford
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students calculate how much they can afford in monthly student loan payments based on what their salary might be after graduating from college or another post-secondary institution.
Choosing a student loan that’s right for you
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast federal and private student loans to help them find the one best suited for their needs.