Financial literacy activities

Saving and investing

High school activities (grades 9–12)

Understanding how to save can help high school students prepare for their future. These activities help high school students learn about banking, create their own savings rules, and save for post-secondary education. 

Resources

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Creating a savings first aid kit
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Saving each payday
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Evaluating savings scenarios
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Setting a SMART savings goal
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Choosing how to get paid
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Writing a personal savings statement in many languages
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Writing a personal savings statement
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Understanding who shapes your money decisions
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Creating a savings inspiration board
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Bouncing ball money choices
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Talking with your family about paying for higher education
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Reflecting on what’s worth saving for
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Drawing your own savings comic strip
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Creating your own savings rules
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Saving for post-secondary education
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Learning how federal financial aid can help you pay for higher education
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Creating a presentation on 529 plans
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Composing songs and verses about paying for college
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Reading about federal financial aid
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Investigating investing
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Learning how FAFSA works
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Comparing financial aid offers
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Communicating ways to pay for higher education
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Playing an investment game
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Discovering the benefits of investing early
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Comparing stock investments
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Comparing saving and investing
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Playing a banking fact and fiction game
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Planning your financial path to college graduation
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Picturing your future self
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Mapping your money journey (middle and high school)
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Storing my savings
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Calculating rate of return
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Understanding redlining
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Getting banked
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Debating ways to pay bills
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Checking account basics
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Banking basics card game
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Playing a saving and spending game
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Miya builds her wealth
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