Interactive Personal Finance CTE
Mastering Money
Our personal finance courses are designed not just to inform, but to immerse students in practical, hands‑on activities that make learning about money management both fun and effective.
Engage in interactive activities, realistic simulations, and practical exercises to enhance financial literacy and decision‑making skills.
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Engaging Activities
Unlock the power of learning by doing with our interactive personal finance courses. We leverage the Doer Effect—a proven educational approach that emphasizes active engagement.
Hands‑on worksheets and dynamic activities ensure that students don’t just learn financial concepts— they master them by applying ideas in real‑world scenarios.
Budgeting: Mastering Your Money
Students will learn essential skills such as budgeting, expense tracking, goal setting, and making informed financial decisions using real-life scenarios and interactive activities.
Mastering Savings
Students will learn the concept of savings, short and long-term goals, interest, compound interest, and the effect of time in compounding, risk-based savings etc. using interactive activities.
The Investment Expedition
Explore the fundamentals of investing with our interactive Investment Lab. Covering topics like investment vs. saving, compounding, inflation, stocks, risk management, funds, and bonds, this lab offers engaging activities and real-world examples to enhance financial literacy and decision-making skills.
Insuring Your Financial Future
Students will explore the fundamentals of insurance, auto, health & life, and homeowners & renters insurance.
Demystifying Taxes
A purely interactive lab where students will learn about taxes, how the government uses tax money, paystub analysis, types of taxes, progressive tax calculation, deductions & taxable income, income tax filing, W-2 form, Form 1040 etc.
Car Loan: Unlocking Financing
Students will explore the need for car loans, car loan basics, APR, amortization schedule, leasing vs. buying, budgeting for cars, and pitfalls in this lab. Students research banks, compare loan options, and make informed recommendations for responsible car financing.
Mastering Home Loans
Unlock the secrets of home loans and personal finance in this interactive course. Explore key topics, from mortgage basics to responsible borrowing, through engaging activities. Build a solid foundation for financial success!
Learning to Earn: Career Planning
This interactive lab equips teachers with the tools to guide students in exploring careers, setting goals, and developing essential skills. Students engage in activities, self-reflection, and research to make informed decisions about their future paths.
Personal Finance: Assessment
After completing all the personal finance labs, students can take this final assessment.
Personal Finance Bundle: Multi-Classroom Edition
The Comprehensive Personal Finance Bundle: Multi-Classroom Edition offers 8 interactive labs covering budgeting, savings, taxes, loans, and more. Ideal for up to 6 classrooms, it features real-life scenarios, auto-grading, and certificates of completion, equipping students with essential financial literacy skills.
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Personal Finance Bundle: Single Classroom
This set of eight interactive labs covers all essential topics: savings, budgeting, investments, taxes, car loans, home loans, insurance, and career planning. Each lab includes highly interactive activities and real-life scenarios to engage students and build practical money management skills. Perfect for empowering students with financial literacy and preparing them for smart financial decisions in the future.
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Career Readiness: Pre-Assessment
This pre-assessment helps students reflect on their current understanding of career planning, workplace skills, and future goals. It’s a great starting point to gauge prior knowledge before beginning a career readiness unit. Not graded—just honest self-reflection!
Interactive Worksheet Bundles
Savings - Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of 9 interactive worksheets on savings is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of saving money. Each worksheet is crafted to engage students through practical activities, quizzes, and real-world scenarios, ensuring a deep and lasting grasp of personal finance concepts.
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Budgeting - Interactive Worksheets Bundle
This bundle includes 14 budgeting worksheets designed for high school students. Topics cover zero-based budgeting, inflation, food expenses, housing rent, transport costs, and more. Each worksheet features engaging activities to enhance students' financial literacy and budgeting skills.
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Home Loan - Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of 8 home loan worksheets covers topics such as principal-only payments, renting versus owning, amortization analysis, interest rate and loan duration impacts, EMI calculation, and more. Each worksheet engages students in practical activities and real-world scenarios, helping them understand various aspects of home loans and develop financial literacy skills.
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Car Loan - Activities Bundle
This bundle of 8 car loan worksheets covers topics such as leasing versus buying, amortization analysis, loan duration and interest rate impacts, car loan simulation, EMI calculation, and more. Each worksheet engages students in practical activities and real-world scenarios, helping them understand various aspects of car loans and develop financial literacy skills.
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Career Planning: Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of 12 career planning worksheets covers aspects such as fastest-growing jobs, post-high school options, career clusters, job salary analysis, top job projections, declining jobs, job postings, unemployment rates, skills assessment, career pathways, networking strategies, and resume writing.
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Taxes - Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of five tax worksheets covers pay stub analysis, progressive tax calculation, filing status and standard deduction, government spending analysis, and W-2 form analysis. Each worksheet engages students through practical activities and real-world scenarios, helping them understand various aspects of taxes and enhancing their tax literacy and decision-making skills.
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Insurance- Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of 12 insurance worksheets covers the basics of insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, renter's insurance, and homeowners insurance. Through practical activities and real-world scenarios, students will learn to understand, compare, and make informed decisions about various insurance policies.
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Investment- Interactive Activities Bundle
This bundle of 14 interactive investment worksheets covers key concepts like simple vs. compound interest, the power of compounding, recurring deposits, savings vs. investment, stock market simulations, dollar cost averaging, diversification, long-term investing, retirement calculations, etc. These engaging activities help students build a strong foundation in personal finance and investment strategies.
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