This humorous vignette points out the necessity of taking care when we purchase something online. More and more we are making purchases online and avoiding the bricks and mortar stores. While this is proving to be an increasingly popular choice for people, there are cautions that need to be taken. As with any financial practice, there are safeguards and checks to be made, prior to any purchase, in order to ensure that we don’t wind up with something we don’t want – or worse – that we have been taken advantage of by unscrupulous people. So how do we safeguard ourselves as we shop online? There are certain things you can do.

This funny vignette stresses the importance of reading the fine print. Many times the “small print” is hard to read.  Warranties, contracts, policies, agreements and guarantees can be so long that it is human nature to skim over the text and sign without fully reading all the details. It is likely we have all done it. Think about it, if there is something that a seller wants to hide from you knowing, where would you put it? Often the information or exceptions that you really need to be aware of are placed at the end of the agreement. By that time, you are tired of reading and often agree without finishing reading all of the terms.  A buyer needs to be aware of his or her rights and have the confidence to stand up for them.

This listening guide and assignment will help you understand key points about financial fraud and how to protect yourself, based on the video "Financial Basics: Video Fraud." Before You Watch:Ask the students to think about what you already know about financial fraud.Have they ever come across a suspicious email, phone call, or online offer?

"Identity Theft" is the thrilling true story of Michelle Brown who accrues over $50,000 of debt after her identity is stolen. We fill out forms all the time-for credit cards, loans, insurance claims, job applications, online purchases and more. We're constantly giving up personal and financial information, and sometimes those details get into the wrong hands. It couldn't happen to you? Think again-Michelle Brown walked into an office one afternoon to fill out a simple rental form and handled it over to the receptionist. Students can follow along the movie with a listening guide, some discussion questions, multiple choice and final reflection questions on this story. 

Humour can be a great teaching tool. This vignette, although humorous in nature, carries a serious message and, hopefully, teaches us the importance of protecting our personal information. There is no humour in having your personal information stolen and then used by the person who stole it. Imagine – it’s just like having your wallet or purse stolen!!! With the great number of passwords and PINs that most people have these days it is possible to have some of this information stolen if we do not take care to ensure that it is safeguarded. How do we do this? The activities suggested below will give some answers but each of us has to make certain that we do not share or reveal this information to anyone but those we trust. Failure to do so could result in great difficulties and loss of money and personal identity.

This resource contains a full lesson with suggested sequences, timing, activities, context for learning, assignment and rubric. In this lesson, students will learn ways to avoid financial scams and schemes designed to defraud customers. At the end of this lesson, students will: identify ways to avoid financial scams and schemes designed to defraud customersSuggested Timing: 60 minutes depending on whether optional topics are done and how much class time is given for assignment.

Creating and managing strong, secure passwords is an essential part of life in the 21st century. How can we help our students to develop the skills to create and manage their own online accounts? In this resource, there are two sequential classroom activities that you can teach your students about password security (adjust the complexity of the task to suit your class). Activity 1: How secure is this password? Aim: To learn which password combinations are the hardest to guess or crack. Activity 2: Design the strongest passphrase Aim: To learn how to design a strong password that is easy to remember

This vignette humorously points out the need for us to be on alert for unscrupulous people who would take advantage of us at any opportunity. There is an old saying “if it seems too good to be true, then it probably is” which warns us to be suspicious of people or situations that offer a large benefit for very little in return. But scammers are becoming more sophisticated in developing ways to swindle people. We need to be vigilant in any dealings we have and look for ways in which the transaction could actually be a scam. The last thing we want is to be a victim of fraud.

Students will review documents with sensive information and evaluate the information that must be protected, why this is important and what docuemnts should be kept and which can be shredded (and not just thrown out). Provide students several documents that may contain sensitive information. Their goal is to analyze each document to uncover: What sensitive information is contained in this document? Why should I be careful with this document?  What precautions should be taken with disposing of these documents? 

Fraud is ongoing and with new technology, there is new sophisiticated fraud happening all the time: Deep fakes, Crypto job fraud, etransfer multi-factor verification fraud... everyday there is something new. Teachers can introduce this section and discuss ways to protect themselves from fraud. The assignment allows students to review fraud stories that have taken place and investigate their own fraud. Students could present their findings in a variety of ways: posters around the school, presentation, show to the class, social media video, etc. 

Scammers are sneaky and sly. They can target anyone, from youngsters to retirees. They can also target businesses. No one is immune to fraud. Our group of superheroes has found a way to see through the scams. Their secret is simple: knowledge is power! Read on to find out how you can also become a fraud-fighting superhero. Share this booklet with family and friends and start powering up! Students can become real-life superheros by arming themselves with the information they need to fight fraud and keep themselves, their family and their money safe. Each section includes a secon describing the fraud and valuable "Tips to protect yourself".

This booklet contains 7 chapters on topics related to how to earn, save, budget, spend, borrow, protect and give money. Whether you get a weekly allowance or get paid for walking your  neighbor’s dog, your first step in handling your money well is to think about short-term and long-term goals. Then make a plan to reach them. It takes a bit of practice to master your money, just like it takes time to learn to  ride a bike. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll be ready to tackle all sorts of money twists and turns.

Students can learn the 101 of Financial Literacy in this online course. Its engaging, animated, visual and interactive!
Teachers can set up an online classroom and manage their students' progress through the modules.
This includes quizzes, assignments, discussion prompts, additional learning in the "sidetrips" section.
With a fun, dynamic guide that makes money feel empowering, financial literacy becomes a life-long that that pays dividends.
Modules:
1. Money Basics and the Economy
2. Setting Goals and Making Wise Consumer Decisions
3. Getting Money: Employment
4. Getting Money: Self Employment - Are You An Entrepreneur?
5. Spending on Major Purchases
6. Borrowing Money
7. Putting Your Money to Work- Saving and Investing Money
8. Protecting Your Money and Things of Value
9. Financial Independence
10. Managing Your Money

Financial Basics is a workshop designed to teach young adults essential financial skills, including budgeting, saving, credit management, investing, fraud prevention, and financial planning.

Included: presenter's manual, participant's notebooks, presentation slides, evaluation form, learning videos.

If you'd like hard copies of the materials, allow 4 to 6 weeks for order fulfillment.

Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - Budgeting
Module 3 - Managing Cost of Living
Module 4 - Credit & Debit Management
Module 5 - Saving & Investing
Module 6 - Financial Goals
Module 7 - Protect Yourself
Module 8 - Summary

Incorporate fun stuff into your financial literacy classroom! Here are some files that teach financial literacy with events such as: Valentines Day, Super Bowl, and Halloween. There are also some online Finance games to share with your students

These videos were created by Sask DLC to align with the SK Financial Literacy 10 curriculum and learning outcomes.

This resource provides an overview of digital citizenship, and education associated with help students make informed decisions when they participate online. Our world is changing, and schools need to adapt to new realities of knowledge, society, and education. Technology has fundamentally changed our idea of community and the ways in which we interact with each other, so that building individual networks for learning and sup-port is more important than ever before. The Internet has also broken down many barriers of space and time, allowing us to rethink the way that we work and connect; we are no longer tied to only those in our immediate physical surroundings but instead now operate within more fluid and complex networks of people from around the globe thanks to social networks and mobile technologies. Online risks exist and students need to be equipped with the skills to safely and smartly navigate the onlne spaces that they are part of. 

This section contains the full PDF version of Money and Youth and Teacher Guides for each Module and Money and Youth Connections to Financial Literacy 20 and 30 Curriculum Modules. Module 1: Your Money Decisions: Who's in Control, Module 2: Your Goals and Your Values, Module 3: Your Goals: Some Things To Consider, Module 4: Decision-making, Module 5: Sources Of Income, Module 6: Career Under Construction: Investing In You, Module 7: Are You an Entrepreneur?, Module 8: Money Basics, Module 9: Taking Control Of Your Money, Module 10: Spending On Major Purchases, Module 11: Borrowing Money, Module 12: Getting And Managing Credit, Module 13: Putting Your Money To Work – Saving And Investing, Module 14: Protecting Assets – And Planning For Financial Independence

These are mini 8 question quizzes that students can do to test their knowledge (pre-test or post-test) on the following topics: Debt Drama, Quest to Invest, Scam Exam, Saving for School, Investment Shopping, Unsure? Insure!, Ready Set Retire, Gift Thrift, Family Financial face-off

This link contains a Teacher Guide with relevant resources and suggested activities to help students meet outcomes in the Saskatchewan Financial Literacy 10 curriculum.