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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Playing a credit and debit game
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students play a game to practice and explore positive credit and debit card behaviors.
Protecting your identity online
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students answer true-or-false questions about safe online behaviors and consider ways to protect themselves online.
Protecting your Social Security number
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students read about the importance of protecting their Social Security number and decide if statements about Social Security numbers are true or false.
Investigating types of fraud and identity theft
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students identify different types of fraud and identity theft in real-world scenarios.
Giving advice about consumer protection
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students put their developing understanding of fraud and identity theft to use as they play the role of a consumer affairs advice columnist responding to letters from readers.
Speaking publicly about consumer financial protection rights
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students research and write a speech focusing on a specific consumer right or consumer financial protection issue and related laws.