This page list resources for teachers for Financial Literacy that are either free or minimal in cost.
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF)
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit, provides free personal finance curriculum and professional development to more than 30,000 middle and high school teachers reaching over 2 million students.
Banzai: Free Materials for Teaching Real-World Financial Literacy
Banzai’s (https://teachbanzai.com) award winning curriculum is used by over 20,000 teachers nationwide to teach their students to be better stewards of their money. Banzai partners with local sponsors to provide this high quality program for teachers and students, at no cost. One of the hardest parts about teaching is connecting the classroom to the real world. Printed Life Scenario booklets work in conjunction with the online software to provide actual real-life adult financial dilemmas for students to work through. The first day a student uses Banzai they have to begin thinking critically, decisively and analytically. The Banzai curriculum includes four steps the students must complete.
Now more than ever, it's important for students to learn early how to handle their money, or pretty soon it will start handling them! If students learn fiscal responsibility in school, they will be prepared when the time comes to make important financial decisions on their own. Local banks and credit unions pay for the materials for teachers to use in their classroom. They offer time, money, industry experience, classroom presentations, and a variety of additional resources to help educate a financially responsible generation. Banzai helps teachers do what they are already doing, even better. As an added benefit of the program, the topics Banzai covers fulfill many state-mandated requirements for personal finance and financial literacy. Take a look at what curriculum requirements Banzai fulfills for your state here (https://teachbanzai.com/teachers/curriculum).
Benefits of Banzai include
Additional Information can be found at:
For more information about Banzai, please contact Rachel Yentes at 801.210.3016 or [email protected].
Teaching Financial Literacy Materials from the ABA Foundation
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the American Bankers Association is the voice of the nation’s $15 trillion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million people, safeguard $11 trillion in deposits and extend more than $8 trillion in loans. Learn more at aba.com.
Through its leadership, partnerships and national programs, ABA’s Community Engagement Foundation (dba ABA Foundation), a 501(c)3 subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, has been helping banks improve their communities through financial education since 1925. ABA Foundation’s financial education programs engage banks of all sizes and charters, from large multinational and regional banks to single-branch community banks.
Teach Children to Save (TCTS) is a national campaign that raises awareness about the importance of developing a savings habit, which is the foundation for a strong financial future. Each April, and throughout the year, bankers nationwide employ real-world knowledge and professional expertise in classrooms, youth centers, and after-school programs. The goal: help young people gain a better understanding of saving, spending wisely and the power of choices. Today, in honor of Teach Children to Save Day, bankers across the nation are instilling student saving skills through financial education presentations.
Since Teach Children to Save Day began in 1997, 175,252 banker volunteers have conducted 194,814 TCTS presentations and reached more than 7.3 million students with money lessons children will use for a lifetime.
ABA Foundation’s 20th annual Teach Children to Save Day 2017 will be on Friday, April 28. Contact your local banker to bring financial education lessons to your classroom or community group.
Now in its 14th year, Get Smart About Credit (GSAC) is a national campaign that engages more than 4,000 bankers annually to help teens and young adults learn how to use credit responsibly. Free lessons cover protecting your identity, knowing your score, paying for college and a new unit on “Managing Your Money” to help young people make an informed decision about creating and following a budget. Over the life of this program 27,824 bankers made 52,000 presentations to almost 1.5 million young people. Held annually on the third Thursday in October, the next Get Smart About Credit event takes place October 20.
Lights, Camera, Save! is a video competition encouraging middle school and high school students age 13-18 to use the power of video to communicate to their peers the value of saving, using money wisely and paying for college. Lights, Camera, Save! videos provide unique financial “edutainment” infused with the vision and creativity of youth. Banks host the local level of this contest and select a winner to compete at the national level for prizes worth up to $5,000. View 2015-2016 national winners’ and finalists’ videos, as well as videos from previous years, on ABA’s YouTube channel and plan to join us for the 2016-2017 contest this fall.
Educators and parents seeking creative opportunities for students, review the Lights, Camera, Save! contest and encourage teens to enter. Financial literacy practitioners and families looking for creative content, share these peer-to-peer videos with teens and young adults.
Additional Resources for Financial Literacy:
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit, provides free personal finance curriculum and professional development to more than 30,000 middle and high school teachers reaching over 2 million students.
Banzai: Free Materials for Teaching Real-World Financial Literacy
Banzai’s (https://teachbanzai.com) award winning curriculum is used by over 20,000 teachers nationwide to teach their students to be better stewards of their money. Banzai partners with local sponsors to provide this high quality program for teachers and students, at no cost. One of the hardest parts about teaching is connecting the classroom to the real world. Printed Life Scenario booklets work in conjunction with the online software to provide actual real-life adult financial dilemmas for students to work through. The first day a student uses Banzai they have to begin thinking critically, decisively and analytically. The Banzai curriculum includes four steps the students must complete.
- Pre-Test Gage students initial level of understanding.
- Life Scenarios Students work through story problems that introduce the curriculum. The teacher’s edition provides educators with a lesson plan to help students understand the various financial responsibilities and costs they’ll face as an adult.
- The Game Students enter a real life simulation where they exercise what they have learned and make various tradeoffs and decisions in order to reach their end goal of saving $2,000 for college.
- Post-Test Measures how much students learned throughout the course.
Now more than ever, it's important for students to learn early how to handle their money, or pretty soon it will start handling them! If students learn fiscal responsibility in school, they will be prepared when the time comes to make important financial decisions on their own. Local banks and credit unions pay for the materials for teachers to use in their classroom. They offer time, money, industry experience, classroom presentations, and a variety of additional resources to help educate a financially responsible generation. Banzai helps teachers do what they are already doing, even better. As an added benefit of the program, the topics Banzai covers fulfill many state-mandated requirements for personal finance and financial literacy. Take a look at what curriculum requirements Banzai fulfills for your state here (https://teachbanzai.com/teachers/curriculum).
Benefits of Banzai include
- Fun and interactive learning
- Free resource for teachers
- Incorporates technology with learning
- Classroom presentations
- Teachers have control over how to use Banzai
- Grade an entire class in an instant
- Access the Banzai program from anywhere at anytime
- Aligns with state curriculum
Additional Information can be found at:
- Life Scenarios Student Booklet (PDF version) A printed booklet supplements the software program
- Samples of Banzai in the news: pr.teachbanzai.com
For more information about Banzai, please contact Rachel Yentes at 801.210.3016 or [email protected].
Teaching Financial Literacy Materials from the ABA Foundation
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the American Bankers Association is the voice of the nation’s $15 trillion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million people, safeguard $11 trillion in deposits and extend more than $8 trillion in loans. Learn more at aba.com.
Through its leadership, partnerships and national programs, ABA’s Community Engagement Foundation (dba ABA Foundation), a 501(c)3 subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, has been helping banks improve their communities through financial education since 1925. ABA Foundation’s financial education programs engage banks of all sizes and charters, from large multinational and regional banks to single-branch community banks.
Teach Children to Save (TCTS) is a national campaign that raises awareness about the importance of developing a savings habit, which is the foundation for a strong financial future. Each April, and throughout the year, bankers nationwide employ real-world knowledge and professional expertise in classrooms, youth centers, and after-school programs. The goal: help young people gain a better understanding of saving, spending wisely and the power of choices. Today, in honor of Teach Children to Save Day, bankers across the nation are instilling student saving skills through financial education presentations.
Since Teach Children to Save Day began in 1997, 175,252 banker volunteers have conducted 194,814 TCTS presentations and reached more than 7.3 million students with money lessons children will use for a lifetime.
ABA Foundation’s 20th annual Teach Children to Save Day 2017 will be on Friday, April 28. Contact your local banker to bring financial education lessons to your classroom or community group.
Now in its 14th year, Get Smart About Credit (GSAC) is a national campaign that engages more than 4,000 bankers annually to help teens and young adults learn how to use credit responsibly. Free lessons cover protecting your identity, knowing your score, paying for college and a new unit on “Managing Your Money” to help young people make an informed decision about creating and following a budget. Over the life of this program 27,824 bankers made 52,000 presentations to almost 1.5 million young people. Held annually on the third Thursday in October, the next Get Smart About Credit event takes place October 20.
Lights, Camera, Save! is a video competition encouraging middle school and high school students age 13-18 to use the power of video to communicate to their peers the value of saving, using money wisely and paying for college. Lights, Camera, Save! videos provide unique financial “edutainment” infused with the vision and creativity of youth. Banks host the local level of this contest and select a winner to compete at the national level for prizes worth up to $5,000. View 2015-2016 national winners’ and finalists’ videos, as well as videos from previous years, on ABA’s YouTube channel and plan to join us for the 2016-2017 contest this fall.
Educators and parents seeking creative opportunities for students, review the Lights, Camera, Save! contest and encourage teens to enter. Financial literacy practitioners and families looking for creative content, share these peer-to-peer videos with teens and young adults.
Additional Resources for Financial Literacy:
- Money Instructor: Free lesson plans and personal finance activities
- Core Concept Cards: Free teacher resources by the Federal Reserve
- The Mint: Hands-on activities, expert advice and creative ideas for learning how to navigate the financial world.
Record and analyze financial information for student projects. Over 5 million people use Mint. Has app for handheld devices. - Hands on Banking: The Hands on Banking online financial courses include free instructor guides with classroom lessons and activities that will help you guide students through real-life scenarios, group discussions, and other activities designed to teach valuable money management skills and help them take control of their finances. All without endorsements or commercials.
- Jump $tart: Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jump$tart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.
- The BetterMoneyHabits.com site contains resources and videos relating the topics of using credit, home buying, and saving & budgeting.