Mapping your money journey (middle and high school)

Updated Aug 29, 2023

Students complete a short survey to find out about their current money skills and explore things they can do to manage money better.

Big idea

Understanding how to manage money is a lifelong journey.

Essential questions

What are your current money skills?
What can you do to manage money better?

Objectives

Analyze your current money skills
Explore steps you can take to make progress on your money journey

What students will do

Take a survey to find out about their current money skills.
Explore things they can do to manage money better.

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Teacher guide

cfpb_building_block_activities_mapping-your-money-journey-middle-high_guide.pdf

Student materials

cfpb_building_block_activities_middle-school-assessment-student-worksheet.pdf

cfpb_building_block_activities_high-school-assessment-student-worksheet.pdf

Note: Please remember to consider your students’ accommodations and special needs to ensure that all students are able to participate in a meaningful way.

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Key information for this activity

Building block

(What are the building blocks?)

Executive function
Financial habits and norms
Financial knowledge and decision-making skills

Topic

Earn, Save and invest, Protect, Spend, Borrow

School subject

CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history

Audience

Grade level: Middle school (6-8), High school (9-10), High school (11-12)

Age range: 11-14, 13-15, 16-19

Student characteristics: English language learners, Special education, Low income, Rural, Urban

Activity characteristics

Activity type: Individual

Teaching strategy: Competency-based learning, Direct instruction, Personalized instruction

Bloom’s Taxonomy level: Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate

Activity duration: 75-90 minutes

National standards

(What are the national standards? )

Standards: II. Spending, III. Saving, IV. Investing, V. Managing credit, VI. Managing risk

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