Materials & Resources For Middle School Classrooms
Below you will find free financial education curriculum and materials for the classroom.
Please Note:
DFI does not register, review, or evaluate financial education curriculum or resources for Washington schools.
The resources listed below are designed so educators can easily implement financial education discussions into the classroom.
| 3-6 |
Curriculum |
Practical Money Skills for Life
Complete curriculum and materials from Visa. Designed for students in grades 3 - 6.
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| 6-8 |
Curriculum |
Money Savvy U ($)
Money Savvy U is the perfect complement to any economics, consumer education, business education or personal finance class. Designed to engage young teens in grades 6-8, the classroom presentation material generates interesting classroom discussions. Each of the five scripted lessons requires approximately 20 to 40 minutes of classroom time, including discussions.
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| 6-8 |
Presentation |
Mad About Money II ($)
DFI is pleased to bring another year of financial education to middle schools throughout Washington State with a live, in-school theatre performance of the National Theatre for Children’s “Mad About Money II.”
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| 6-8 |
Competition |
LifeSmarts Junior Varsity Competition
LifeSmarts is game-show style competition that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers.
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| 6-9 |
Outside
Program |
My Life, My Money Camp
Spokane Teachers Credit Union offers My Life, My Money Camp, a concentrated financial literacy program for students. This free, one-day workshop will give students the tools they need to help reach financial and life goals. The camp is typically offered on in-service days.
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| 6-12 |
Curriculum |
WSECU - The Vault
To help improve financial literacy among young people, Washington State Employees Credit Union is pleased to present this free, user-friendly financial literacy curriculum. Designed for middle- and high school students, The Vault includes chapters on Budgeting, Saving & Investing, Getting Your Money’s Worth, and Managing Your Money.
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| 6-12 |
Online Game |
FSI - Fraud Scene Investigator
An online interactive investor education program that teaches and empowers students how to detect and stop a million-dollar investment fraud and put the mysterious con man, “Mr. X,” behind bars.
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| 6-College |
Curriculum |
Money Smart for Young Adults
The FDIC’s Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum helps youth ages 12-20 learn the basics of handling their money and finances, including how to create positive relationships with financial institutions.
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| 7-9 |
Curriculum |
Money Math Lessons for Life
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. The 86-page book is a teacher's guide with lesson plans, reproducible activity pages, and teaching tips.
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| 7-12 |
Curriculum |
Practical Money Skills for Life
Complete curriculum and materials from Visa. Designed for students in grades 7-12.
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| 3-9 |
TV Series |
BizKid$
From the creators of Bill Nye the Science Guy, BizKid$ is a public TV series where kids teach kids about money and business.
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For Educators
Materials & Resources
Jump$tart Clearinghouse
For more materials and resources, visit the Jump$tart clearinghouse.
The clearinghouse is a searchable database of financial education
materials, curriculum, and resources.
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