A collection of curated resources for middle school financial literacy, including lesson plans, ebooks, activities and interactives, and video. Each item includes a description and link to the resource. 

This content package offers resources for grades K-6 in Financial Literacy and related math skills. There are a variety of resource types in the package: individual lesson plans, mini-units, lesson collections, videos, interactive resources, and eReading materials.

Using some form of credit is a necessity for most adults. Unfortunately, some misuse credit, and the consequences can be devastating. The earlier young people learn about credit, the more likely they are to use it responsibly as adults. In this short module, your students will learn what credit is, why people use credit, and how interest can affect the final cost of a good or service when bought on credit. This content from Econ Lowdown also features alignment to national Financial Literacy and/or Economics standards.

Students calculate compound interest to identify benefits of saving in interest-bearing accounts. They learn the "rule of 72" and apply it to both investments and debt. They learn that there is a relationship between the level of risk for an investment and the potential reward or return on that investment.

Students calculate compound interest to identify benefits of saving in interest-bearing accounts. They learn the "rule of 72" and apply it to both investments and debt. They learn that there is a relationship between the level of risk for an investment and the potential reward or return on that investment.

A family shows some of the ways they reduce their energy use. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.

Learn how to create, format, and save a document in Microsoft Word. This Beginner lesson is approximately 17 mins.

This is an interactive game in which students are given an allowance and opportunities to spend money with friends They must make decisions on what to buy, whether to pay cash or with credit, or to save.

An extensive look at the efforts to save the Tower of Pisa from falling over.

Learn about light switches and how to save electricity when they are turned off. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.

Learn how to get in the habit of saving for the short and long term while maintaining a comfortable quality of life. Explore the reasons for saving and investing and the difference between the two. Includes a classroom guide.

A full course presented by Khan Academy that features video lectures, short activities, and assessments in units on Saving and Budgeting, Interest and Debt, Investments and Retirement, Income and Benefits, Housing, Car Expenses, Taxes, Paying for College, and Keeping Your Information Safe.

A “Standard” Personal Finance Curriculum is designed as a high school personal finance course. It is divided into seven units that address the six National Standards for Financial Literacy and a standard on decisionmaking, respectively. Each unit includes a description, talking points, and links to recommended resources for teaching the given standard, along with a selection of supplemental resources. The talking points are introductory comments and information about the content for each unit. Recommended resources include lessons, videos, and online modules. Thus, the curriculum is designed with flexibility for teachers to select the individual resources that best meet the needs of their classes. The curriculum also includes a glossary of terms and a matrix that aligns all of the recommended and supplemental resources with the national standards.

Using a Berenstain Bears' book, students are introduced to concepts such as spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest. Lesson is detailed and has good activities. Includes questions about the story that teach students about consumer spending and personal finance.

This video segment adapted from Last Oasis shows how Israel has attempted to meet the challenge of providing enough water for agricultural needs. Featured are two methods: recycled water and drip irrigation.

This resource introduces students to the world of money with this online tutorial. Each unit has its' own online quiz. Brave the desert, climb mountains and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and investing.

Video episode [2:35] from Season 9 of Seinfeld which illustrates with outrageous humor the role of financial institutions or some other mediary in saving.