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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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Getting paid
Paying taxes
High school (9-10)
High school (11-12)

  • Exploring the minimum wage

    Updated

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

    Students conduct research on a U.S. Department of Labor webpage to learn about the minimum wage and some laws affecting workers.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Getting paid, Making money)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Understanding jobs, teens, and taxes

    Updated

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

    Students review Internal Revenue Service webpages and respond to questions to explore the relationship between working and taxes.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Getting paid, Making money, Paying taxes)
    Activity duration:
    15-20 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Investigating payroll tax and federal income tax withholding

    Updated

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

    Students analyze W-4 forms and paystubs in order to better understand payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Getting paid, Paying taxes)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Understanding taxes and your paycheck

    Updated

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

    Students analyze statements about taxes to better understand how taxes affect people’s paychecks.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Getting paid, Paying taxes)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

    • Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

  • Calculating the numbers in your paycheck

    Updated

    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.

    Key information

    Topic:
    Earn (Getting paid, Making money, Paying taxes)
    Activity duration:
    45-60 minutes

    Building block

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