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Core Curriculum
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Personal Finance for High School Students Is Essential
Empower students to define their personal values and make smart financial decisions that help them achieve their goals. Our personal finance curriculum for high school students provides the tools needed to avoid financial mistakes and build a strong foundation for the future. Using engaging visuals and a modular approach, teachers can easily customize the course to topics that matter most to their students.
Personal Finance Program Benefits
Students learn how to:
- Determine the costs of borrowing money
- Build good credit scores
- Create SMART financial goals
- Increase income
- Invest wisely
- Manage taxes
- Lower household expenses and debt
- Create and follow a personal budget
- Navigate the insurance marketplace
- Prepare for retirement and the future
Why Choose HMH?
Personal Finance from Experts
Published by Wiley, a leader in Advanced Placement®, honors, and electives materials, Introduction to Personal Finance prepares students to succeed in college-level courses and in life. Explore the content developed by professors of financial planning John Grable and Lance Palmer and see how it gives students the money smarts they need to gain full control of their future.
What Sets Our Personal Finance Curriculum Apart:
- Award-Winning Budgeting Project: Using the included “You Need a Budget” app, students set up a personal budget with guidance from experts
- “Finance in Real Life” Video Lessons: Videos featuring students and professionals illustrate how financial decisions affect their lives
- Fun Quizzes: Engaging self-assessments allow students to demonstrate their understanding of complex topics
- Animations: Narrated animations review learning objectives and give students the option to read, watch, or both
- Online Teacher Materials: Resources include PowerPoint decks, test banks, and a solutions manual
- Ed Online Learning System: Provides core programs and electives in one place, allowing teachers and students to transition easily between courses
Personal Finance Resources
Economics professor Annamaria Lusardi shares insights on how to teach financial literacy in challenging times.
Use these financial literacy lesson plans and activities for middle school to teach students about topics ranging from salaries to wages to creating a personal budget.