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Financial Education Materials
Whether you’re a credit union, financial educator, or financial counselor that works with consumers along their financial journey, the NCUA has resources to help you.
Resources to share and incorporate into your financial education programs
Money Basics Guide to Savings and Checking Accounts
Audience: Secondary and adult education
Money Basics Guide to Budgeting and Savings
Audience: Secondary and adult education
How to Develop a Financial Education Program at Your Credit Union Brochure
Audience: Financial education professionals
Audience: Credit unions
Parents, Educators and Teachers
Learning about and appreciating the value of money helps to educate, motivate, and empower youth to become regular savers. Math skills, saving habits and financial knowledge are essential building blocks for youth to better prepare for making important financial decisions.
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The Piggy Bank Primer: Saving and Budgeting
For grades 3-5, through a story and activities, the student book introduces students to economic concepts such as saving, spending, budgeting, wants, goods, services and opportunity cost. (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) -
Abraham Lincoln and the $5 Note
For grades 5-8, students participate in a puzzle activity to identify leadership characteristics that Abraham Lincoln possessed. They review the changes in the redesigned $5 note and consider how Lincoln’s leadership characteristics contribute to the fact that he is pictured on the $5 note. Students look at a timeline of Lincoln’s life and identify significant events in his road to the White House. They play a game to review content learned in the lesson. (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) Download -
50 State Quarters® Program Lesson Plan
Thousands of children are collecting the 50 State Quarters—one commemorative quarter for each state in the Union—and learning more about their country's history and heritage. Bring the excitement of this historic event to your classroom with free 50 State Quarters Program lesson plans.Brought to you by the U.S. Mint, each lesson designed by teachers for teachers, plan includes everything you will need to create stimulating learning experiences for your students:
- Fully adaptable lesson outlines with clear objectives
- Reproducible graphic handouts
- Interactive games and cooperative learning activities
- Suggestions for evaluation exercises
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Money Math
Money Math: Lessons for Life is a four-lesson curriculum supplement for middle school math classes, teaching grade 7-9 math concepts using real-life examples from personal finance. (U.S. Department of the Treasury) -
Money Smart
Money Smart is a comprehensive financial education curriculum designed to help individuals outside the financial mainstream enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)The financial education resources are available for four groups:
- Money Smart for Adults
- Money Smart for Young People
- Money Smart for Older Adults
- Money Smart for Small Business
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Resources for Parents & Educators
- Treasury Lesson Plans for Teachers (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
- Treasury Page for Kids (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (U.S. Department of Commerce)
- H.I.P. Pocket Change (United States Mint)