Curated OER
Weigh Before You Pay: Debit or Credit?
Students explore the concept of debit and credit cards. In this debit and credit card lesson, students read an article about debit and credit cards. Students discuss differences between the two forms of payment. Students calculate the...
Other
Master Card
Personal and business services from MasterCard, a leader in American industry and finance.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Electric Money Teaching Guides (History of Money Resources)
Five teaching guides containing interdisciplinary lessons that can be used to explore the characteristics of money; how credit, debit, and smart cards work; financial markets and transactions; and similar topics. Designed as complements...
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Prepaid Cards
Tips for using and choosing a prepaid card. Learn about and compare other ways to spend your money.
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Checking Data Crunch
Data Crunches feature one chart or graph followed by five scaffolded questions to guide students through analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. These sets of data help students understand financial concepts.
PBS
Pbs: Secret History of the Credit Card
A site designed for teachers to accompany the PBS documentary by the same name. Lists of resources and handouts can stand alone.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]
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...
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Electronic Banking
Explains various types of electronic banking, including ATMs, debit cards, and direct deposit or direct withdrawal.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Using Debit Cards
Provides tips for using a debit card to pay for things. Learn how they work and how they are different from a credit card.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Handling a Lost or Stolen Card
Students conduct research to learn what steps to take if they experience a lost or stolen ATM, debit, or credit card or card number. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Understanding Prepaid Cards
Students play a game and answer questions to learn about prepaid cards and explore whether they'd consider using them.