Practical Financial Literacy in the Classroom

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47 Lessons

Introduce personal finance concepts through real-life scenarios and practical application. With our dedicated facilitator guide, there is no implementation time, set-up fee, or extra professional development required for teachers. Students learn critical lessons and common mistakes from the safety of their own classroom, taking these lessons with them on their next steps in their individual journeys.

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150+ contact hours of personal finance:

Expand each section below to see the lesson titles in each unit:

Unit 1: How to Spend

Unit 1 Introduction

Lesson 1.1 | Intro to Banking

Lesson 1.2 | Bank Accounts

Lesson 1.3 | Different Ways to Pay

Lesson 1.4 | Fraud

Lesson 1.5 | Credit Cards

Lesson 1.6 | Deciphering Your Credit Card Bill

Lesson 1.7 | Evaluating Credit Card Offers

Lesson 1.8 | Apply for a Credit Card

Lesson 1.9 | Evaluating Spending Decisions

Lesson 1.10 | Unit Recap

Unit 2: How to Earn

Unit 2 Introduction

Lesson 2.1 | Personal Branding

Lesson 2.2 | Writing a Resume

Lesson 2.3 | Writing a Cover Letter

Lesson 2.4 | Interviewing & Networking

Lesson 2.5 | Salaried vs Wage Jobs

Lesson 2.6 | Intro to Taxes in the U.S.

Lesson 2.7 | Your Pay Stub

Lesson 2.8 | How to Actually Pay Your Taxes (Part 1)

Lesson 2.9 | How to Actually Pay Your Taxes (Part 2)

Lesson 2.10 | Unit Recap

Unit 3: How to Budget

Unit 3 Introduction

Lesson 3.1 | Budget Basics

Lesson 3.2 | Saving

Lesson 3.3 | Lodging

Lesson 3.4 | Transportation

Lesson 3.5 | Food

Lesson 3.6 | Unit Recap

Unit 4: How to Borrow Money

Unit 4 Introduction

Lesson 4.1 | Your Personal Balance Sheet

Lesson 4.2 | Know Your (Net) Worth

Lesson 4.3 | Applying for Loans

Lesson 4.4 | Receiving Your Loan

Lesson 4.5 | Manageable vs Unmanageable Debt

Lesson 4.6 | Paying for College

Lesson 4.7 | Filling out FAFSA

Lesson 4.8 | Your Financial Aid Package

Lesson 4.9 | Paying Back Your Student Loans

Lesson 4.10 | Unit Recap

Unit 5: How to Invest Your Money

Unit 5 Introduction

Lesson 5.1 | Why do we invest?

Lesson 5.2 | Investment Types (Part 1)

Lesson 5.3 | Investment Types (Part 2)

Lesson 5.4 | Monitoring & Evaluating Investments

Lesson 5.5 | Unit Recap

Capstone Challenge

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Practical personal finance for all students

Students will:

maintain lifetime access to the course (as long as the course is still offered) to always have the most updated information
practice making decisions about their finances before real money is at stake
learn lessons they care about, like what exactly taxes are and how to pay them

What new financial literacy teachers need to succeed

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Teachers will:

choose activities that best support their classroom's needs
learn with students in comprehensive and easy-to-understand course materials that comply with the Jump$tart National Standards for Personal Finance Education
assess students with included exam questions
challenge students to make decisions on their own in an extended week-long capstone project

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