A large collection of lesson plans and activities for high school students. The 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...

Students play a game and answer questions to learn about prepaid cards and explore whether they'd consider using them.

Using a case study about an urban family, students calculate monthly net income and explore how irregular income may make it challenging to manage monthly expenses.

Young scholars read descriptions of common places to store their money and weigh the benefits and risks of each to decide which one(s) fit their financial goals.

Students discuss short-term and long-term goals and what makes a goal SMART. They then create their own short-term savings goal and make an action plan to meet that goal.

Learners use an online calculator and answer questions to learn about the value of investing early.

Learners practice creating a buying plan and apply this strategy to provide buying advice to others.

Learners use an online compound interest calculator to answer questions and create charts that show the value of saving money over time for future education goals.

Young scholars use the Internet to explore ways to pay for their higher education and record their findings in an informational brochure.

Students work in groups to explore real-world scenarios that can affect stock investments.

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

By thinking about their own expenses, students explore how differentiating between needs and wants can inform daily financial decisions and rules to live by.

Students learn about careers that are available in their community by interviewing family members, friends, or other trusted adults to learn about the work they do. Includes teaching guide and student worksheets.

Students match tax types to definitions and then apply their knowledge to tax scenarios. Includes teaching guide and student handouts.