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Colorado Academic Standards - Personal Financial Literacy Resource Bank

Overview:

Teaching the Personal Financial Literacy expectations embedded within the Colorado Academic Standards is supported through a wide array of free instructional resources. This webpage lists classroom resources for K-12, educator professional development, scholarship opportunities for students, and instructional tools for teaching personal finance. If you are an educator in Colorado and have suggestions for a great free resource please email Tory Tripp. For additional opportunities please check Professional Development.


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AmeriTowne

Students participate in 8 lessons about personal finance topics and then attend a town simulation.

CashCourse

Online customizable lessons, tools, calculators and activities to teach personal finance topics in your classroom. Designed for college/university...

Free

EconEdLink Personal Finance k-12 Lesson Library

EconEdLink has a robust online menu of lesson plans and activities to teach personal finance and economics topics for all grade levels.

Free

EconEdLink Webinar Series

EconEdLink offers ongoing webinars and professional development sessions on personal finance topics.

Free Professional Development

Economic and Personal Finance Calendar Contest

$50 prize for selected calendars. See details, deadlines and instructions to enter at the Economic Literacy Colorado site.

Free

Economic Literacy Colorado Professional Development

Various professional development sessions for educators to learn about personal finance and economics topics.

Free Professional Development

EVERFI Financial Literacy

Robust library of lessons on a variety on financial literacy topics.

Free

Family Financial Fun Night

After-school events for elementary school students and their parents/caregivers that teach basic money management skills. The Council For Economic...

Free

Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has a large library of lesson resources for pre-k through young adult. Their resources are culturally...

Free

Financial Education Research Studies

NEFE partners with various universities to research financial education topics.

Free Professional Development

Foundation for Teaching Economics Professional Development

Professional development opportunities for economics and personal finance education by the Foundation for Teaching Economics. Many sessions offer...

Professional Development

Funancial$marts Workbook

Elementary level worksheet based activities about money, saving and decision making. Printable or online booklet (20 pages)

Free

InternationalTowne

Teachers use a 20-lesson curriculum to help students learn about international business, trade, currency exchange, diplomacy, and responsible...

Free

JA Finance Park

Through in class lessons and an emersive field trip students build a foundation for making intelligent and lifelong personal financial decisions...

Free

JA Stock Market Challenge

Teams of students participate in two volunteer led lessons to prepare for a live investing challenge. Check website for upcoming challenge dates...

Free

Jump$tart Financial Friday's

Subscribe to this weekly newsletter for financial literacy education updates and news from The Jump$tart Coalition.

Free

Junior Achievement Elementary Classroom Programs

Each elementary school program involves four to five lessons of 30 to 45 minutes each, which can be delivered all in one day or one lesson at a...

Free

Junior Achievement High School Classroom Programs

JA has sessions on a wide variety of topics. Some are online, others are led by the classroom teacher, and others are led by volunteers.

Free

Junior Achievement Middle School Classroom Programs

Junior Achievement’s middle school programs build on concepts students learned in JA elementary school programs and prepare teens to make...

Free

MoneyGeek Newsletter

A great resource for teachers and students alike. Find answers to common questions or unique articles to share in class. Subscribe to the...

Free

Next Gen Arcade

A series of online games that teach middle school and high school personal finance topics.

Free

Next Gen Personal Finance

Various online lesson plans and digital resources to teach personal finance topics. Curriculum unit workshops, 1 semester and full semester...

Free

Next Gen Personal Finance Blog

Check out the Next Gen blog for news, tools and updates for teaching personal finance education.

Free

Next Gen Personal Finance FinCap Friday

FinCap Fridays combine a 5-question competition with a 2 minute video to energize classrooms and engage students through current events. Follow...

Free

Next Gen Personal Finance Math Collection

This collection of math activities is designed for math teachers who want to include real-world personal finance application problems! These...

Next Gen Personal Finance Middle School Curriculum

The NGPF Middle School 9-Week course is perfect for delivering personal finance to your middle school students. Covering 9 units, this course will...

Free

NGPF Virtual Professional Development

Professional Development on various personal finance and distance learning topics. Most PD sessions are about 1 hour long.

Free Professional Development

The Stock Market Experience

Stock Market Experience (SME) is an engaging online investment simulation that employs math, reading, writing, and technology skills. Over the...

Free

Tim Talks To... Podcast

Join founder of Next Gen Personal Finance every week for the Tim Talks to podcast. Listen to personal finance and economics experts and share...

Free

Training and Certification in Personal Finance

National Financial Educators Council offers various online certifications, curriculum and resources. Materials have a cost.

Professional Development

Young Economist Scholarship

$1,000 Scholarship. Application deadline in spring

Free