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Financial Literacy
April is Financial Literacy Month. Help your students be more financially literate with Thinkfinity.org’s special collection of finance-related lessons and interactive games.
Financial literacy is a critical life skill, and sharing personal finance lessons with students will prepare them to be financially responsible adults. Learning about money can start with the youngest students as they learn to count and identify different types of money, and the differences between wants and needs. As students progress to middle school and personal finances become more important, it is crucial that they learn how checking and savings accounts work, especially online accounts. High school students benefit from understanding the power of compound interest, as well as financial accounting, stocks and other economic factors.
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LESSON PLANS
Amazing Profit
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 6-8
Students investigate linear equations using a real-world scenario.
Area Contractor
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 6-8
In this lesson, students measure surfaces in a classroom to estimate the cost of refinishing.
Authentic Writing Experiences and Math Problem-Solving Using Shopping Lists
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | K-2
Students use their emerging writing skills to write shopping lists. They work within a budget, use problem-solving skills to create lists and buy their favorite treats at the class store.
Big Banks, Piggy Banks
EconEdLink | Lesson Plan | K-5
Understanding the basics of savings and savings institutions.
Buying vs. Renting
EconEdLink | Lesson Plan | 9-12
Learn about the basics of buying a home versus renting.
Combining Read-Alouds With Economics in the Primary Grades
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | K-2
Students learn that what you read in books can really add up when they analyze literary texts for economic concepts.
The Cost of Being Late
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 6-8
Learning how to calculate the impact of an outstanding balance and interest rates.
Exploring Cost and Savings Using Children's Literature
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | 3-5
Students make sense of dollars and cents when they study the importance of saving and budgeting in this lesson.
How Global is Your Portfolio?
EconEdLink | Lesson Plan | 3-8
This engaging lesson challenges students to connect economics and geography as they investigate global companies in the stock market.
Invest in Your Education
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 6-12
Learning percents by purchasing everyday classroom supplies.
Money Makers
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 3-5
Learning about designing and running a profitable business.
Paying for Your Wheels
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 9-12
Understanding the algebra of gas consumption.
Predicting Your Financial Future
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 9-12
Students calculate compound interest with savings accounts and credit cards.
Primary Economics
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | K-2
Counting, saving, adding and purchasing with coins.
Real Estate Tycoon
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 6-8
Working with fractions and decimals to design and sell a house and invest the profits.
Shopping Mall Math
Illuminations | Lesson Plan | 3-8
Developing number sense at a shopping mall.
Wonders of the Day: Financial Literacy
Wonderopolis | Resource | K-5
