Ever wondered why we act the way we do and make the choices we make? Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist believed that our actions and hidden desires are driven by a series of needs, which he organized into a pyramid. According to Maslow, our most basic needs, like food, air, and water, are the ones we need for our basic survival. So, our primary motivation is to meet these survival needs first. It does not matter how much money you have or how fancy your house is if your hungry and homeless. Once we have these fundamental needs covered, that’s when we can start focusing on our “higher order” needs.

Listen to M.B.A. student Kevin Liang as he shares his experience as a money novice while in college. Listen for his call to action, and think about how you can put his advice into practice. Topics include: Why do you think people often feel uncomfortable discussing their financial situation? What impact does financial literacy have on an individual’s future opportunities and societal inequality? What are the risks and benefits of not discussing financial matters openly? What does the narrator's story tell us about the social stigma associated with discussing money? How can being open about financial struggles and successes benefit individuals and communities? Discuss how early financial education could have changed the narrator’s family situation. What role does early financial education play in preparing for unforeseen financial challenges? Reflecting on the video, why might someone's financial literacy be linked to their family background or upbringing?

This content contains grade level Personal Finance Case Studies, resources to help teachers teach, helpful guides for teachers to write their own case studies and sample case presentations and videos of past students. These are great resources to enhance your teachings, use as projects or year end assignments and to prepare students for case based instruction in their future post secondary or at case competitions.

This resource includes getting started guides for teachers, students and counsellors.Updated and new resources are included for implementation, portfolios, activities, feedback, Volunteerism 30, take our kids to work day, Financial Literacy 10 and more. 

The following resource contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Financial Literacy 10 course.Please note that all of these resources will also be available in the Financial Literacy Hub by mid-September 2024.  This will allow you to access resources by outcome for the course. This resources allows you to access all of the supports for Financial Literacy 10 in one place. A syllabus, timeline, teacher guide, course videos and supporting materials (organized by units) are provided. 

These are some suggested plans to organize Financial Literacy 10, 20 and 30 courses, based on teacher feedback and planning.