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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Understanding redlining
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students read a handout about the practice of redlining and answer questions about its impact on individuals and communities.
Sonya explains the Military Lending Act
Ideal for: High school (11-12)
Students experience an interactive adventure, explore the Military Lending Act (MLA), and use a loan calculator to understand the impacts of high-interest loans.
Angela learns about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Ideal for: High school (11-12)
Students experience an interactive adventure and answer questions about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
Angela builds her credit
Ideal for: High school (11-12)
Students experience an interactive adventure, read a handout, and answer questions about how to build good credit.
Cruz buys a car
Ideal for: High school (11-12)
Students experience an interactive adventure and answer questions about the challenges of buying a car.
Banking basics card game
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students play a game to learn about common banking products and services and to consider which ones they might use now and in the future.
Playing a banking fact and fiction game
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students listen to statements about banking and then walk to one side of the room or the other if they think the statement is fact or fiction.
Picturing your future self
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students create an image or a collage of how they see themselves in 10 years and reflect on steps they can take to achieve the financial future they want.
Planning your financial path to college graduation
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students use a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau college planning tool to explore college costs and options for covering those costs.
Exploring community colleges
Ideal for: High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students learn about the benefits of community college and consider whether attending community college could be a good option to help them prepare for their future.