Financial Literacy
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Biz Kid$ is a national financial literacy initiative based on the Emmy Award-winning public television series where kids teach kids about money and business. Lesson plans include resources for starting a business, sample business plans, marketing tools, financial literacy, student activities and toolkits, and more.
Sesame Street in Communities is an online community for sharing Sesame Street’s free educational resources with the adults in children’s lives.
Spent is an online game and challenges players to survive the struggle of low-income living.
Payback is an online game that nudges students to think about how to succeed in college without taking on excessive student debt.
Money As You Learn is a resource for educators to incorporate financial literacy into their common core lessons.
Gen i Revolution is an online game for middle and high school aged students to gain personal financial skills and compete against students their age.
FoolProof provides teachers a completely remote, turnkey and free consumer life skills curriculum.
Banzai is an interactive, award-winning course that has taught millions of students real-world finance.
The WingaDoos are a band of musical pigeons that teach kids K-3 the basics of financial literacy and responsible financial decision making through interactive stories. WingaDoos is available for both in the classroom and at home.
Practical Money Skills For Life is a program developed by Visa and leading consumer advocates, educators, and financial institutions to help students learn the essentials of personal finance. The website provides a wealth of information to educators interested in improving financial literacy including lesson plans and educational games for the classroom. This website not only includes lessons for children from pre-kindergarten to college level but also includes material for teaching money sense to students with learning disabilities.
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) provides a financial literacy program that focuses on personal finance skills that are relevant to young adults. The program is organized with six topics that include planning, borrowing, earning capability, investing, financial services, and insurance. The High School Financial Planning Program provides a variety of forty-five minute lesson plans and a collection of online resources.