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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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Preventing fraud and identity theft
High school (9-10)
High school (11-12)

  • Reporting fraud or identity theft to authorities

    Updated

    Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students match fraud and identity theft crime descriptions with appropriate action steps to take in the event of a real-life crime.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Protect (Preventing fraud and identity theft)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes
    Available in Spanish

    Building block

    • Financial habits and norms
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Handling a lost or stolen card

    Updated

    Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students conduct research to learn what steps to take if they experience a lost or stolen ATM, debit, or credit card or card number.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Protect (Preventing fraud and identity theft)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial habits and norms
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • “Protecting your money” campaign

    Updated

    Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students design a poster or pamphlet to teach consumers what to do if their ATM, debit, or credit card or card number is lost or stolen.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Protect (Preventing fraud and identity theft)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Executive function
    • Financial habits and norms

  • Playing a credit and debit game

    Updated

    Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students play a game to practice and explore positive credit and debit card behaviors.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Protect (Preventing fraud and identity theft)
    Activity duration:
    15-20 minutes

    Building block

    • Executive function
    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Creating a PSA about credit cards

    Updated

    Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

    Students conduct Internet research to create a 30- or 60-second TV public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness of and motivate people to adopt safe and responsible credit card practices.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Protect (Preventing fraud and identity theft), Borrow (Managing credit)
    Activity duration:
    75-90 minutes

    Building block

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