Diving Deeper Into Financial Literacy

Free-to-adapt personal finance lesson plans for high school: a full-course outline by unit, what to prioritize first, and how to align it to standards.

Stock market game rules that keep a classroom simulation honest: starting balance, trading days, short selling, margin, teams, tie-breakers and grading.

Running a virtual stock market game in class? Here's what to set up first: starting balance, trade rules, a grading plan, and how long to run it.

A project-based high school stock market project: a driving question, a multi-week timeline, handouts, and a rubric that grades reasoning, not returns.

A free five-session stock market simulation lesson plan for grades 6-12, with standards alignment, a portfolio for every student, and a grading rubric.

How to teach financial statements with a real 10-K: finding filings on EDGAR, the four sections worth reading in class, and a sequence for grades 9-12.

Twelve investing competitions open to U.S. high schoolers in 2026-27 - cost, eligibility, dates and prizes, verified against each official site.

How do you teach students to build an investment portfolio? A 5-step classroom process: goal, risk tolerance, allocation, diversification check, rebalance.

Federal Reserve Education, FRED, and EconEdLink are free for teaching the Fed and rates. Rapunzl's Run the Fed adds a hands-on rate-setting simulation.

A practical framework for assessing a financial literacy class: pre/post tests, formative checks, performance tasks, rubrics, and standards alignment.

Run a classroom stock market game in 6 steps: pick teams, set starting cash, fix a trading schedule, and grade the reasoning, not the return.

Why financial literacy is important in schools: a co-founder's case for required high school personal finance, plus the evidence and objections answered.