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Worksheet
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Practice With Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th
In this decimal instructional activity, students solve decimal problems, estimating, balancing a checkbook, and finding the cost of a car using a given chart. 
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Lesson Plan
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Checking Account

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students keep track of finances in a check register. In this checking account lesson, students practice writing checks and deposit slips as they add and subtract decimal amounts in order to balance a checkbook in a register.
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Lesson Plan
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FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE LENDING.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the role of banks, lending and their services. In this analysis lesson, students learn about savings, checking accounts and lending and the importance of banks as financial intermediaries.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Business: Making a Budget

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students plan a one-month budget, allowing for unexpected expenses. Using checkbook skills, they pay mock bills. Working in small groups, students watch a teacher-prepared Powerpoint presentation, visit financial Websites, and utilize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Accounting -- Cash Control Systems

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study cash control systems, such as checking accounts, endorsing checks, and writing checks. They verify and then reconcile a bank statement. They journal about a bank service charge or dishonored check and establish a petty...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Managing Your Finances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice the skills involved in managing their finances. The steps in balancing a checkbook and matching expences to a bank statement are practiced and written in detail. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Lesson Plan
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ABC's of Banking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils explore the concept of managing money. In this managing money lesson, students discuss how to write checks and keep an accurate check registry. Pupils discuss the importance and uses of debit cards and deposit forms.
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Handout
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Checking Account- Read Aloud Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL read aloud worksheet, students read a short text about a man and his daily routine and the ways he pays for different goods and services. There are no questions to answer here.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kinder Bakeshop

For Teachers K
Students create a bakery where they sell cookies for a week. Students identify and interpret how to make their own money and deposit it into their bank accounts. Students also identify how to withdraw money from these accounts in order...
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Lesson Plan
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Piggy Pockets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders determine when estimates and exact totals are appropriate in dealing with money. They simulate keeping a checking account over a period of time and keep a checkbook ledger to record deposits and expenses.
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Handout
Other

Smart About Money: 40 Money Management Tips Every College Student Should Know

For Students 9th - 10th
[PDF] This downloadable brochure will help high school students prepare for the financial decisions they will need to make once high school is over.
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Unit Plan
Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Checking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson teaches students about the ins and outs of opening and keeping a checking account.
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Interactive
Other

The Mint: Balance Your Checking Account

For Students 9th - 10th
Get hands-on practice filling out a check register and balancing a checking account. [Requires Flash]
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Activity
Other

Economic Awareness Council: Your First Paycheck [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what all that information on your paycheck means, and learn to make smart decisions about how to use the money you earn.
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Activity
Other

Economic Awareness Council: Bank on It [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the reasons for establishing a checking account, learn how to choose an account type, and learn how to balance your checking account.
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Interactive
Other

Biz Kids: Break the Bank

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive game, you are a worker at a community bank, helping customers get good loans and save for their future. However, the terrible Mr. Boar and his clerks from a payday loan company have infiltrated your bank! Rally the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Using an Excel Checkbook

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use a spreadsheet to enter checkbook transactions and reconcile.
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Activity
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 1)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is the first of four lessons on banking for elementary students. This instructional activity provides the students with information on banking; it also allows them to try out some procedures for thinking about money and banking....
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Money Basics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of money basics by taking this quiz.
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Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Managing a Checking Account

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial examines how to manage a checking account.
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Unit Plan
Other

Wells Fargo Bank: Hands on Banking for Kids

For Students K - 1st
Mini learning modules that teach kids about money and its worth. Students also learn how to set financial goals during these interactive activities.
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Interactive
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Wells Fargo Bank: Hands on Banking for Teens

For Students 9th - 10th
Mini learning modules that teach teens how to manage their money wisely and reach their financial goals.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Using Debit Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides tips for using a debit card to pay for things. Learn how they work and how they are different from a credit card.