Classroom Materials

Give your students a deeper understanding of money management using a curriculum offered by Practical Money Skills. Here you’ll find lesson plans for students of all ages – from preschoolers and elementary school students to teens and college students. We also offer course materials for students with special needs.

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Here, educators will find everything they need to teach a class on personal finance. Our lecture guides, worksheets and even quizzes and tests are free to download and ready to use.

Young Children (Preschool - Grade 2)

Teacher's Guides	Student Activities	Title
		Introduction: Overview and Instructional Strategies

		Lesson 1: Making Spending Decisions

		Lesson 2: Spending Plans

		Lesson 3: Earning Money

		Lesson 4: What is Money?

		Download all lessons as zip file

Children (Grades 3 - 6)

Teacher's Guides	Student Activities	Title
		Introduction: Overview and Instructional Strategies

		Lesson 1: Allowances and Spending Plans

		Lesson 2: Money Responsibility

		Lesson 3: Saving and Investing

		Lesson 4: Comparison Shopping

		Download all lessons as zip file

Teens (Grades 7 - 12)

Teacher's Guides	Student Activities	Presentations	Title
			Introduction: Overview and Instructional Strategies

			Lesson 1: Making Decisions

			Lesson 2: Making Money

			Lesson 3: The Art of Budgeting

			Lesson 4: Living on your Own

			Lesson 5: Buying a Home

			Lesson 6: Banking Services

			Lesson 7: Credit

			Lesson 8: Credit Cards

			Lesson 9: Cars and Loans

			Lesson 10: The Influence of Advertising

			Lesson 11: Consumer Awareness

			Lesson 12: Saving and Investing

			Lesson 13: In Trouble

			Lesson 14: Consumer Privacy

			Appendix

			Download all lessons as zip file

College (Ages 18 and up)

Teacher's Guides	Student Activities	Presentations	Title
			Lesson 1: The Art of Budgeting

			Lesson 2: Living on your Own

			Lesson 3: Buying a Home

			Lesson 4: About Credit

			Lesson 5: Credit Cards

			Lesson 6: Cars and Loans

			Lesson 7: Consumer Awareness

			Lesson 8: Saving and Investing

			Lesson 9: In Trouble

			Lesson 10: About Consumer Privacy

			Download all lessons as zip file

Students with Special Needs

Teacher's Guides	Student Activities	Presentations	Title
			Lesson 1: Making Decisions

			Lesson 2: Making Money

			Lesson 3: Budgeting Your Money

			Lesson 4: Shopping Wisely

			Lesson 5: Living on Your Own

			Lesson 6: Banking Services

			Lesson 7: Understanding Credit

			Lesson 8: Cars and Loans

			Lesson 9: Protecting Your Money

			Lesson 10: Savings and Investing

			Download all lessons as zip file

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Financial Soccer CD-ROM
Financial Soccer will test your speed, agility and endurance on the field of money management. Fast-paced, fun and challenging for all ages, Financial Soccer puts you at the center of the action, and gives you the ultimate money management workout. CD includes full game and classroom teaching modules. All materials are available in both English and Spanish.

Download Mac Version (100 mb .zip)
Download PC Version (68.8 mb .zip)

Practical Money Skills Teachers Guide CD
This Virtual CD-ROM set includes lesson plans, worksheets, calculators and games to help students develop personal finance, budgeting and money management skills. Resources span from kindergarten- to college-age appropriate. This program was developed by educators in coordination with the National Consumers League and The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

CD Set Includes:

Games
Cash Puzzler, Ed's Bank, Financial Football (standard), Financial Football (advanced), Countdown to Retirement, Road Trip to Savings and The Smart Money Quiz Show

Calculators
Save a Million, Rework Budget, Retirement, Cost of Credit, Cost of Loans, Auto Loan, Save for College, Entertainment Planner, Gift Log, Holidays, Mortgage, Back to School Budgeting and Travel Calculator

Curriculum
Teacher's guides, student activities and presentations for pre-school through college and special needs students

Download CD-Rom (130 mb .zip)

	WMS Money 101 Student Workbook A hands-on, activity workbook for college students learning the What’s My Score Money 101 curriculum.

	WMS Money 101 Presenters Guide A lesson-by-lesson guide to teaching the What’s My Score Money 101 curriculum.

	WMS Money 101 Power Point Presentation The What’s My Score Money 101 presentation. Use this with the Money 101 Presenter’s Guide to cover topics such as budgeting, online banking, and more.

	WMS Money 101 Flash Presentation A flash-based version of the What’s My Score Money 101 presentation. Use this with the Money 101 Presenter’s Guide to cover topics such as budgeting, online banking, and more.

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