Overview

FREE FOR K-12 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND DISTRICTS

Free, Online High School Financial Literacy Lessons

Comprehensive Financial Literacy Lessons for High School Students in 7 Easily Consumable 20-35 min. Modules

Student Learning Objectives

  • Banking Basics
  • Income and Employment
  • Budgeting
  • Consumer Skills
  • Managing Credit and Debt
  • Financing Higher Education
  • Insurance

OVERVIEW

Financial Literacy for High School Students is an online course that teaches students how to make wise financial decisions to promote financial well-being over their lifetime. The interactive lessons in this high school financial literacy course translate complex financial concepts and help students develop actionable strategies for managing their finances.

For select areas, this course also includes an embedded Intuit TurboTax Tax Simulation for students, an interactive taxes activity for students to learn more about how to file taxes.

Immersive digital environments and diverse characters bring modern, relevant financial education objectives to life. Students accelerate their financial understanding through problem-solving, self-reflection and games that provide real-life scenarios for practice.

In our series of seven financial literacy for high school lessons, students build an understanding of how financial institutions work, how to use them, the different products they offer, and how to manage their own account portfolio.

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KEY DETAILS

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GRADE LEVEL:High School
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BEST FIT:Economics, Financial Algebra, Family and Consumer Science, Business, and AVID
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NUMBER OF LESSONS:7
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TIME PER LESSON / TOTAL DURATION:35 Minutes / 4 Hours
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STANDARDS:Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy National Standards
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LANGUAGES:English, Spanish
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Get Started Course Outline (PDF) Standards Alignment (PDF) Course One Pager (PDF) Intuit TurboTax Simulation One Pager (PDF) Practical Classroom Application (Video)

Preview the Lessons

Lesson 1
Lesson 1

Banking Basics

In this financial literacy for high school lesson, students build an understanding of how financial institutions work, how to use them, the different products they offer, and how to manage their own account portfolio.

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Lesson 2
Lesson 3
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Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
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Hear Why Teachers & Students Love This Course

“I think it is important for students to learn about financial literacy and budgeting because these courses teach students real life skills that they are going to need in their everyday life to be successful and survive in the real world.”

Gabriel A.

High School Teacher

Texas

“This EVERFI course helped me understand the different kinds of ways and methods I can use to set up a budget and stick to it. I now feel confident in understanding how to set up my future financial stability with the knowledge of budgeting I have now.”

Seth M.

High School Student

Ohio

“The world runs on money; understanding how to earn, manage, and use monetary assets to one's benefit is absolutely crucial for everyone living in this modern age. What I've learned in EVERFI has given me indispensable knowledge on how to plan out my future with my financial needs in mind, and that will ultimately help me live a happy and successful life.”

Erin P.

High School Student

Maryland

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