What each lesson contains:
Lesson plans for both a 15 minute and 45 minute lesson depending on if you're just looking to cover something quickly or dedicate a bit more time to an activity.
Google Slides to present to your students.
Jump$tart Financial Literacy Standards alignment.
Supplemental materials like Exit Tickets and worksheets
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Unit 1: Foundations of a Classroom Economy
All Unit 1 Materials: includes a Unit Vocabulary worksheet and a Pre and Post Test
Lesson | Materials | Learning Objective |
Lesson 1: Money Mindsets | Get students thinking about money and establish a baseline for their financial literacy knowledge. | |
Lesson 2: Classroom Economy Introduction | Introduce students to a classroom economy | |
Lesson 3: Bonuses | Co-create bonuses and fines (if using) so students feel a sense of investment and ownership over classroom expectations | |
Lesson 4: Creating Jobs | Co-create jobs based on what students see as the needs of the classroom so they feel that their contributions to the classroom are valued. | |
Lesson 5: Applying for Jobs | Apply for jobs and plan for when they will earn their first salary. | |
Lesson 6: Expenses | Introduce the idea of expenses and that they will have to set aside money for monthly charges. Allow students to start to think about basic budgeting. | |
Lesson 7: Store | Co-create your store based on what students will be incentivized by. | |
Lesson 8: Class Economy Reflection & Future Planning | Reflect on the economy as a whole, discussing what is going well and what should be changed.
✨ Pro Tip: Feel free to revisit this lesson plan to refresh your economy as needed. |
Ready to bump up the rigor and incorporate more financial literacy lesson plans? Check out Unit 2 here!