Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Banking Basics Card Game
Students play a game to learn about common banking products and services and to consider which ones they might use now and in the future.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Saving and Investing
Explains the Rule of 72 with examples of compound interest and its power to help grow students' money.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:discovering the Benefits of Investing Early
Students use an online calculator and answer questions to learn about the value of investing early.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ways to Pay for Higher Education
Young scholars use the Internet to explore ways to pay for their higher education and record their findings in an informational brochure.
Other
Wyoming Retirement System: Sonia Meets Her Future Self
PDF comic book character, Sonia, a 6th grader, meets several future versions of herself and learns about saving for retirement.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Personal Finance
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine how being financially responsible affects their future.
Other
Money Management International: The Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money
A lesson plan featuring the Berenstain Bears that introduces the concepts of spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Savings and Investing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a matching activity and Activote questions to examine saving and investing.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Saving and Investing
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.
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Rule of 72 Calculator
Use the Rule of 72 to estimate how long it will take to double an investment at a given interest rate. Divide 72 by the interest rate to see how long it will take to double your money on an investment.