Useful age-appropriate lessons and activities meant to educate kids about their finances as they grow. Geared toward ages 3 through 18+, each module identifies 4 specific milestones students should understand in order to achieve...

Economics learning module on personal finance discusses decision making, banking and using credit.

Dr. Don Taylor provides tips for better money management in this article from Bankrate. Detailed and thorough analysis is given.

Lesson teaches students about the ins and outs of opening and keeping a checking account.

Lessons and activities to teach students about types of credit.

Lessons and activities to teach students about managing credit.

Teach students about different types of insurance, and why it's important.

Lessons and activities to teach students about creating and living within a budget.

Help students learn about career options, life skills they might need to develop, and how to pursue a career.

Visa provides a resource that teachers, parents, and students will all enjoy using. There are lesson plans here for all ages, as well as information about spending decisions, budgeting, and money management. Print your own play money,...

The ultimate source for learning about financial management. This site contains an online book on financial management geared for administrators and staff at the university.

PBS's NewsHour Extra provides an Economic and Government lesson plan covering the economic crisis and its impact on the U.S. and global markets. Learners must utilize current media outlets covering the financial crisis and refer to the...

Mini-learning modules that teach adults how to manage their money wisely and reach their financial goals.

Every goal starts with taking the first step. Teaching kids to save money by collecting in a specific place such as a piggy bank or a jar shows kids concretely how much they are saving. Every time you save up to a certain small, new...

This user friendly site has terms and definitions from A to Z about money and finance.

This month-long experience educates students in differentiating between needs and wants, how to budget resources, and to gain an understanding of the workings of a capitalist society.

Believe it or not, most kids graduate high school lacking basic personal finance skills. That's where TeenAnalyst.com comes in. The basic idea was to give kids the information they need to become successful investors.

The process of earning money is the cornerstone of financial literacy. In this lesson, learners will identify key terms associated with earning money, explore ideas for earning money now, and evaluate various career options as sources of...

A lesson plan featuring the Berenstain Bears that introduces the concepts of spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest.

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.

A series of financial literacy lesson plans broken out by grade range for grades from Pre-K through college, with an additional set of lessons created for students with special needs.

The purpose of this task is for students to relate addition and subtraction problems to money and to situations and goals related to saving money. A problem is given that will contain multiple solutions, this allows students to think...

CNN briefly discusses the bill, passed by the The Senate, that overhauls the U. S. financial system and establishes a consumer financial protection regulatory agency that would regulate mortgages and credit cards. This legislation is...

In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...