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Free Classroom materials for teaching financial literacy to high school students

U.S. News & World Report

2017 student credit card survey and guide

• 2017 Survey: Nearly Half of Students Aren’t Taught About Credit Cards Before Getting One
• How Credit Cards Work
• The Costs of Credit Cards
• Types of Student Cards
• Credit Card Best Practices
• Teaching Teens About Money

Planning for the Future

Website Resources

• Credit Karma
• Nerd Wallet
• Every Dollar
• Credit Cards

myStrategic Compass 

Offers a personalized career exploration and planning tool for each learner based on skill, work experience, and career interest.  

Budgeting

• Answer a Few Simple Questions and See How Your Spending Habits Compare to Those of Your Peers. 
• Not Sure Where to Start With Budgeting? Take a Look at How the 50/15/5 Principle Could Work For You.
• Create Better Spending Habits
• Steps to Help You Stick to Your Budget 
• How to Create a Budget 
• How to Calculate Your Expenses 
• How to Create a Budget in Five Easy Steps
• University of Oklahoma Budget Game

College and Career-related Resources from the Federal Reserve System

• Invest In What’s Next 

An online mini-course to help students plan and implement their post-high school strategy.

Best for: grades 8-12

• Navigate 

  A workbook designed to help students begin to explore careers and colleges. Introduces students to many of the vocabulary terms and concepts associated with college and career planning.

  Best for: grades 7-9

• Dollars and Sense 

  A budgeting game in which students select a lifestyle and budget for expenses and unexpected events.

  Best for: middle school and up

• College 101 Infographic 

  This interactive infographic helps to answer some of the some of the common questions about applying to college.

  Best for: high school

• http://www.federalreserveeducation.org
• http://www.stlouisfed.org/education

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

• Money as you Grow
• Money as you Grow Book Club

Youth Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool

An online Curriculum Review Tool to help educators identify, evaluate, and select unbiased educational curriculum for students from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  The tool has assessments for elementary school, middle school, and high school curriculum and includes a place to assess each based on utility, quality, and efficacy.

City National Bank

City National Bank of West Virginia’s “Teach Children To Save” and “Get Smart About Credit” campaigns have bankers and members of the credit industry give talks and presentations at schools, colleges and workplaces about the importance of good financial management. For more information or to set up a visit from a campaign representative, contact Clara Mullins, VP Operations Program Manager City National Bank of WV at 304-372-5017.

West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office Resources

Click on the “Education” Tab to see information on Conferences, the brand new Financial Education Center for Children, the Get a Life budget simulation, the NetWorth program and Personal Finance Informational Booklets. All of these and/or information on the SMART529 College Savings Program (www.SMART529.com) may be highlighted on the site.

West Virginia University

College of Business and Economics

Marshall University

Lewis College of Business