Don't let your young adults get lost in the alphabet soup of their paychecks and federal income taxes. Using sample pay stubs and reproductions of government forms, your class members will identify the purpose of such forms as a W-4 and...

Prepare your class for a life of financial literacy and stability with a unit about making money. Three lessons guides learners through the process of preparing a resume, interviewing for a job, and reading a pay stub.

From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning. 

Upper elementary learners explore the concept of taxes taken out of an employee's paycheck. As they work through this lesson, young mathematicians discover the difference between gross pay and net pay. They also see what types...

The first step in managing your money is making money! Learn about ways to find and interview for a job with a thorough activity on personal finances. Kids learn about the ways to earn a paycheck and then manage the funds they receive.

Fifth graders investigate the connection between taxes and government services.  For this economics lesson, 5th graders discuss the process and benefits of paying sales and income taxes.  Using calculators, students compute the...