This resource contains: Financial Literacy Resource Guides for teachers, projects, classroom resources, PowerPoint lessons, Excel and Google Sheets, Games on topics including: Savers Beware, Business Cycle, Understanding Payroll Deductions, Life Planning, Financial Planning, Interest and Credit Cards, and TFSAs

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The website offers a variety of resources, including information, tools, quizzes, and games, designed to assist both parents and students in making informed financial choices across different aspects of life.

"Give your students a deeper understanding of money management using a curriculum offered by Choices & Decisions: Taking charge of your financial life™. This program is designed to teach young people how to set long and short-term personal and financial goals; create and work with a personal budget; identify how and when to use credit; save and invest, understand the basics of banking services and develop character and confidence. The materials can easily be adapted for use in a wide variety of instructional settings including high schools, colleges and adult education programs.

Start making a difference with your students today. Select specific lessons or in-class activities or download everything as a PDF file."

Choices & Decisions Introduction

Decisions & Goals: Making Decisions; Making Money; The Art of Budgeting;

Loans & Expenses: Student Loans; Living on your Own; Buying a Home; Cars and Loans

Banking & Credit: Banking Services; Saving and Investing; About Credit; Credit Cards

Consumer Knowledge: Influence of Advertising; Consumer Awareness; In Trouble; About Consumer Privacy

A variety of financial literacy lessons for grades Prek-12 and beyond. Visit each grade section for a full list of topics covered.

Investigate various types of credit and credit products available to individuals.

Teacher Guide included.

7-10 hours

Educational animation about credit card debt - part of a series about basic money management for students. These clips were made to complement talks given by comedian James Cunningham. (The character in the cartoon is indeed a real guy)