Resource Type: High school activities

  • Understanding how insurance works: A case study about Lucy

    Students read about how insurance works and then review a case study to see how insurance choices can affect personal finances for a young adult in a rural area. 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 (9-10),…

  • Understanding how insurance works: A case study about Omar

    Students read about how insurance works, then review a case study to see how insurance choices can affect personal finances for a young adult in a city. 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 (9-10), High school…

  • Exploring the minimum wage

    Students research U.S. Department of Labor web resources to learn about the minimum wage and some laws affecting workers. Topic Earn (Getting paid, Making money) 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 to All Activities Updated…

  • Investigating payroll tax and federal income tax withholding

    Students analyze W-4 forms and pay stubs in order to better understand payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Getting paid, Making money, Paying taxes) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All…

  • Investigating taxes in your life

    Students play a game to explore how tax revenues pay for various activities and services they encounter in daily life. Topic Earn (Paying taxes) 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 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Comparing saving and investing

    Students explore the differences between saving and investing and answer questions about which one they’d use to reach different financial goals. Topic Save and invest (Investing) 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 to All Activities…

  • Comparing stock investments

    Students learn how calculating capital gains and capital losses can help them evaluate stock investments. Topic Save and invest (Investing) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Science Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 18, 2022 Big idea To measure a stock’s past performance,…