Resource Type: High school activities

  • Analyzing auto insurance scenarios

    Students use real-world scenarios to explore how people’s auto insurance coverage choices can affect them financially when unexpected events happen. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Jul…

  • Bouncing ball money choices

    Students play a game to share how they think and feel about money. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save), Spend (Buying things) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Physical education or health Grade Level Middle school (6-8), High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Jul 21,…

  • Creating an insurance commercial

    Students demonstrate their understanding of how insurance minimizes financial risk by creating a commercial that features a specific type of insurance product. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level High school…

  • Creating a savings inspiration board

    Students identify some things they’d like to save for and create an inspiration board (a collage of images, words, and/or phrases) to help them stay motivated to save. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Fine arts and performing arts Grade Level High school…

  • Creating your own savings rules

    Students explore how creating personal rules for building and managing savings can help them reach their financial goals. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Jul 21, 2022…

  • Drawing your own savings comic strip

    Students identify an important lesson about saving money and create a comic strip reflecting that lesson. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back…

  • Exploring types of insurance

    Students investigate different types of insurance and determine which types they will most likely use in their lifetimes. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Jul…

  • Illustrating insurance concepts

    Students illustrate their understanding of insurance by creating a poster depicting key insurance concepts. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Fine arts and performing arts, Physical education or health Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Jul 21, 2022 Big…

  • Reading about insurance

    By analyzing a text about insurance, students learn ways they can protect themselves from risk and avoid high costs when something goes wrong. Topic Protect (Managing risk, Using insurance) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back…

  • Reflecting on what’s worth saving for

    Using the strategies of reflective writing, students create a personal statement sharing their hopes and dreams of things they would like to have or accomplish in the future. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade…