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Keys to Financial Success Curriculum
OVERVIEW
Students gain financial decision-making skills through critical thinking and collaborative learning across ten themes, helping them improve personal finance knowledge and manage their finances effectively as adults.
Grade Level
Topics
Theme 1: Goals and Decision-Making
Lesson 1.1: Unlock Your Financial Future
Lesson 1.2: COMING SOON
Lesson 1.3: COMING SOON
Lesson 1.4: Financial Values and Goals
Lesson 1.5: Understanding Cognitive Biases
Theme 2: Careers and Planning
Lesson 2.1: Planning For Your Career
Lesson 2.2: Entrepreneurship--Problem First, Business Second
Lesson 2.3: Invest in Yourself
Lesson 2.4: What Else is Out There and How Would I Find It?
Lesson 2.6: Opportunity Occupations and the Occupational Mobility Explorer
Lesson 2.7: So You Want to Be an Influencer? (Optional Lesson)
Theme 3: Budgeting
Lesson 3.1: COMING SOON
Lesson 3.2: Learning to Manage Your Money
Lesson 3.3: W is for Wages, W4, and W2
Lesson 3.4: Reality Check: The Life You Can Afford
Theme 4: Financial Institutions and Services
Lesson 4.1: Financial Institutions
Lesson 4.2: Cash the Check and Track the Dough
Lesson 4.4: Financial Technology (Fintech)
Theme 5: Saving and Investing
Lesson 5.1: Spending and Saving
Lesson 5.2: Save, Invest, or Both?
Lesson 5.3: Evaluating Investment Options
Lesson 5.4: Creating Investment Portfolios
Lesson 5.5: Escape Employment and Retire
Theme 6: Credit
Lesson 6.1: Credit: The Most Important Grade You'll Ever Earn
Lesson 6.3: Making Credit Choices
Lesson 6.4: Credit Reports and Credit Scores
Lesson 6.5: Credit Cards--Total Frenemy?
Lesson 6.6: Strategies for Getting Out of Debt
Lesson 6.7: How Much Are You Really Paying for That Loan?
Theme 7: Risk Protection
Lesson 7.1: Consumer Protection
Lesson 7.2: COMING SOON
Lesson 7.4: Life Insurance, POAs, and Wills, Oh My!
Lesson 7.5: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Car Insurance
Lesson 7.6: Why Renter's Insurance?
Lesson 7.7: Understanding Health Insurance
Unit 8: Postsecondary Education
Lesson 8.1: Postsecondary Education Alternatives
Lesson 8.2: Choosing a Postsecondary School
Lesson 8.3: Paying for Postsecondary Education
Lesson 8.4: Understanding the Financial Aid Process
Theme 9: Transportation Issues
Lesson 9.1: Transportation Options
Lesson 9.2: The Car Deal Package
Theme 10: Housing Issues
Lesson 10.1: Moving Into My Own Place
Lesson 10.2: How Comfortable Will My Place Be?
Lesson 10.3: Tired of Renting--Should I Buy My Own House?
Related Resources
MODULES
31-45 MIN
VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Buy Now, Pay Later
Learn how Buy Now, Pay Later works and discover tips for using BNPL services responsibly.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
When the Unexpected Happens, Be Ready with an Emergency Fund
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INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
Infographic Posters
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LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Katrina's Classroom--Back to School (Lesson 4)
Gain insights into the benefits and costs of postsecondary education, goal strategies, and emergency preparedness.
VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Banks and Alternatives 101: Tax Refund Fees
Examine offers by tax preparers to get your refund faster than normal.
More in This Series
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Unlock Your Financial Future
Students work in groups to estimate the answer to questions related to personal finance.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Financial Values and Goals
In this lesson, students learn the importance of financial values and financial goals.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Understanding Cognitive Biases
In this lesson, students learn about cognitive biases and how they can affect decision-making.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Planning For Your Career
Learn about careers options through an interest assessment.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Entrepreneurship: Problem First, Business Second
In this lesson, students examine entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Invest in Yourself
Identify ways to invest in human capital.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
What Else is Out There and How Would I Find It?
Students research careers, wages, and required education/training.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Dreams and Plans
Students research and compare potential careers, organize key career information, and use a PACED decision-making grid to select a career based on their personal priorities.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Opportunity Occupations and the Occupational Mobility Explorer
Students learn about skills that employers want, opportunity occupations, and the Occupational Mobility Explorer.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
So You Want to Be an Influencer?
Students answer the question of whether or not to explore influencer marketing as a career.
