Help Them Start Out Strong

Teens know that money is fun to get and spend. But if they learn some money basics, they’ll have more options. Help them start saving and boosting their earning power.

The Hands on Banking financial education program offers lessons, activities, and other resources you can download and use alone or as a supplement or complement to your teaching. This engaging and innovative program is modular and divided into scaffolding units; however, you can order and organize the content to best meet the needs of your students.

Instructor Guide

This comprehensive instructor guide can be used alone or in conjunction with the online Middle School Course. The five units correspond to the online video lessons: You and Your Money, Budgeting, Savings and Checking Guide, Credit and You, and Smart Investing. This guide contains discussion questions and key points, worksheets and activities, and teaching tips.

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Featured Lesson Plans

These newly developed lessons offer an integrated approach to teach advanced financial concepts in an age- and developmentally-appropriate way. Check out these new lessons and help students understand important real-world financial concepts and situations.

LESSON PLANPOSTER
Make the Most of Your Money (PDF)Make the Most of Your Money (PDF)
Budgeting to Reach a Financial Goal (PDF)
Including Charity Donations in Your Budget (PDF)
The Basics of Taxes (PDF)
Understanding Insurance (PDF)

 

Activities Toolkit

The activities toolkit offers engaging activities that can be done in class to reinforce important financial topics in less than 45 minutes. Important financial concepts and problem solving are woven into all of the program’s units and materials to help students apply their understanding of responsible money management across different contexts.

.pdf Toolkit

.pdf Glossary

 

Presentations

PowerPoint presentations for youth audiences are available on the Hands on Banking Practitioner Resources page.

 

Standards Map

Use these handy at-a-glance guides to identify and select lessons that support the following standards:

  • Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
  • Common Core State Standards1
  • C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards
  • Family and Consumer Sciences National Standards, NASAFACS2
  • Council for Economic Education (CEE) National Standards for Financial Literacy

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1The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers are the sole owners and developers of the Common Core State Standards. © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

2The National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (NASAFACS) are the sole owners and developers of the Family and Consumer Sciences National Standards. © Copyright 2018. NASAFACS. All rights reserved.