This collection features resources to support teaching Financial Literacy to learners of all ages. We strongly encourage you to visit the Financial Literacy Hub for a variety of very useful curated collections curated by grade, outcome and module.
November is Financial Literacy month in Canada!
Investigate career opportunities in the financial industry in Saskatchewan and Canada.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
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.
Students will learn the consequences of not paying one’s debts and the choices of last resort for out-of-control debt. Students will explain how using [types of predatory loans] can cause a vicious cycle of debt. Bankruptcy is also introduced, and the various costs associated with bankruptcy are outlined. The students will discover what steps a person can take to avoid filing for bankruptcy, including seeing a credit counselor.
Give a customer the correct amount of cash back in all "big bills."
Explore giving to registered charities, non-profit organizations and worthy causes as part of one’s financial plan.
Jack Hartman sings about the value of Canadian coins.
Students learn that what you read in books can really add up when they analyze literary texts for economic concepts.
Comic Book titled “The Game Plan” by The Healthy Aboriginal Network https://istorystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Game-Plan.pdf The Healthy Aboriginal Network’s Game Plan is a comic book for Aboriginal youth featuring a teenager named Jake who struggled with financial wellbeing until he was taught a lesson or two in financial literacy. Making the right financial decisions helped Jake achieve his goals and feel financially empowered.
Explore forms, documents and processes used to conduct and monitor common financial transactions.
Teacher Guide included.
2-3 hours
Examine the components and legalities of financial contracts.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
Students learn about the many types of expenses associated with building a bridge. Working like engineers, they estimate the cost for materials for a bridge member of varying sizes. After making calculations, they graph their results to compare how costs change depending on the use of different materials (steel vs. concrete). They conclude by creating a proposal for a city bridge design based on their findings.
Assess how to find credible sources of financial advice.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
Investigate factors that affect one’s credit file.
Teacher Guide included.
7-10 hours
"Crypto Foundations is a digital program that teaches high school students what cryptocurrency is, how it's created on the blockchain, and the risks and benefits of holding cryptocurrencies as an investment. This 101-course provides a reliable source of foundational knowledge as it introduces students to the blockchain world."
The following resource contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Financial Literacy 20 course - Unit 1. Please note that this is not the content of the course, but the assets used to support and deliver it.
Apply decision-making strategies to various financial scenarios.
Teacher Guide Provided
3-5 hours
Fill out forms to deposit cash and a check.
This activity allows the students to discuss the burden of student loans and financing post-secondary education. An additional aspect to this activity is the mental health aspect regarding heavy debt loads for post-secondary. The discussion could include a debate on student loans, who is responsible and can a student "walk away" from this debt? Should the government pay for post-secondary education for everyone? If yes, would you be willing to pay more taxes for free post-secondary education?Students often finance their post-secondary education, which can be very expensive over many years. How does a student pay this debt back if they are unable to finish their program, especially in expensive programs such as medicine or law?
Have you ever been interested in what it really costs to live somewhere per month?
Dollar Street let's you explore how others live all over the world based on their monthly income. You can click the photos to learn ore about the families pictured.
See how people really live.
Research different ways to earn an income.
Teacher Guide included
2-3 hours