Resource Type: Financial literacy activities
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Learning about giving with Money Monsters
Students listen to a story about giving money and then apply their learning using paper puppets. Topic Spend (Buying things, Giving to others) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25,…
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Learning about insurance
Students play a game where they do an action to match common types of insurance with the risks they cover. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Physical education or health Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities…
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Making spending choices
Students listen to a Money Monster story about getting a pet and then discuss spending choices. Topic Spend (Buying things) Subject Math Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea It’s a good idea to understand your options before you decide how…
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Picturing your future self
Students create an image or a collage of how they see themselves in 10 years and reflect on steps they can take to achieve the financial future they want. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Increasing earnings, Learning about careers, Making money), Save and invest (Saving for college, Saving for long-term goals), Spend (Budgeting, Paying for…
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Planning your financial path to college graduation
Students use a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau college planning tool to explore college costs and options for covering those costs. Topic Save and invest (Saving for college), Spend (Paying for college), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High…
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Playing a banking fact and fiction game
Students listen to statements about banking and then walk to one side of the room or the other if they think the statement is fact or fiction. Topic Save and invest (Banking options, Choosing how to save), Protect (Managing risk), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level High…
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Practicing giving
Students listen to a story about giving and then practice giving to another student. Topic Spend (Buying things, Giving to others) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big…
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Sequencing a story about borrowing
Students listen to a story about borrowing and then sequence picture cards so they can use them to retell the story. Topic Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts Grade Level Elementary school (K-1) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea It’s important to be a good borrower.…
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Sharing a story about borrowing
Students read a story about Money Monsters who are learning to be good borrowers. Topic Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea When we borrow something, it’s important that…
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Spending money on a trip
Students make choices about how they would spend money on a trip to a park. Topic Spend (Buying things) Subject Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea People make choices about how to spend money. Essential questions What does it…