Financial Literacy Curriculum

The National Financial Educators Councils’ financial literacy curriculum is not only engaging and fun.  The curriculum motivates participants to take positive action. Designed around core education standards, the curriculum uses practical, hands-on learning to let students reap the benefits of improving their financial capabilities.

This page provides material for Junior High, High School and College-age students

For other ages visit these links:  PK - 2nd Grade   |     3rd - 5th Grade     |    Adult Financial Education 

Today’s youth want to learn about money; yet unfortunately, most financial education curriculum is boring, outdated, and substandard of current educational benchmarks.  These materials tend to turn students off from learning and leave educators frustrated.  Given that you must teach financial literacy in a limited time frame, you want to choose the lesson plans that will have a lasting impact on the lives of your students.The NFECs’ youth financial literacy curriculum is enjoyable for teachers and students while meeting core educational standards. Created through collaborative between financial professional, educators and financial education experts – the NFECs’ financial capability curriculum delivers practical lessons that our youth can use in the ‘real world’.  

The financial education curriculum packages shown below are for a single-site (to be used for one organization) license.  Click the text link to learn more about our multiple-site or exclusive area financial literacy packages.

Grade Levels:  The NFEC’s Financial Capability Curriculum contains more than 100 activities, presentations, and games for youth in junior high, high school, and college.  Financial Capability also is ideal for young adults just starting out on their own.

Engaging and Fun:  The NFEC is widely recognized for its ability to connect with students and inspire them to take positive financial action.  Delivering compelling, relevant content using examples and vernacular to which students can easily relate increases retention rates and makes the process more enjoyable for students and educators alike.

Financial Education Standards: The NFEC financial literacy curriculum is aligned with standards set forth by the National Financial Educators Council, JumpStart Coalition, the National Council of Economic Education, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of English Teachers, National Business Education Association, and the National Council for Social Studies.  These financial education lesson plans also are designed around many California and Texas state standards.  

Multiple Intelligences: The NFEC lesson plans are designed to deliver a memorable learning experience and to engage students with various cognitive abilities and learning styles.  The curriculum combines educational games, videos, activities, multimedia learning modules, and engaging presentations to improve retention rates and move participants to take action. 

Independent: The NFEC’s financial literacy curriculum is not affiliated with any financial institution.  The NFEC is an independent social enterprise organization and the sole purpose of the material is to improve participants’ financial capabilities.  Other curricula on the market often indoctrinate children with brand messaging of companies that may not serve the best interests of our youth. 

Design Team:  The NFEC’s financial literacy curriculum remains practical in nature while meeting core educational standards.  The NFEC employs a Curriculum Advisory Board comprised of award-winning educators, financial professionals, specialists from a variety of financially-related fields, and financial education experts.  This collaboration resulted in personal finance coursework that successfully bridges the gap between theory-based education and practical application.  Together, the Curriculum Advisory Board has reviewed the personal financial statements of more than 50,000 people, and their training programs reach more than a million people each year.  Using their combined knowledge and expertise, the Board created content that will help people prepare for the financial “real world.”

Engaging and Fun:  The NFEC has been widely recognized for its ability to connect with students and inspire them to take positive financial action.  Having produced Money XLive (currently the largest full-production celebrity financial education event in the country) and the Real Money Experience, the NFEC’s proven ability to engage large audiences has been infused into the curriculum.  Delivering compelling, relevant content using examples and vernacular to which students can easily relate increases retention rates and makes the process more enjoyable for students and educators alike.

Design Team:  The NFEC’s financial literacy curriculum remains practical in nature while meeting core educational standards.  A team of award-winning educators, financial professionals, Wall Street trainer, and financial education experts put their heads together to successfully bridge the gap between theory-based education and practical application.  Our financial professionals have reviewed the personal financial statements of more than 20,000 people.  Their knowledge and expertise combined to create content that will help people prepare for the financial “real world.”

What You Receive:

Instructor’s Guide, Student Guides and Presentation. The NFEC curriculum provides more than 100 personal finance lessons, broken down into module format to make delivery easy. You receive both the Core 12 and Core 80 curricula.

The NFEC’s Core 12 Financial Literacy Curriculum provides the essential money management lessons that all youth must receive before they move out on their own. Included are an instructor’s guide, student guide, and a PowerPoint presentation; the package delivers approximately 12 hours of coursework.Also included is the Core 80 Curriculum (instructor’s and student guides) that comprises over 80 lectures, activities, and games. Core 80 can be presented as a semester-long program or simply used as a resource—choose from a variety of lessons and personal finance topics to share with students.

*Note the packages described are for a single site license only.  This material can onlybe shared, taught or delivered within one organization at one location.  Click here for Multiple Site License Packages.

We thank you for your interest the NFECs’ financial literacy curriculum; we commend you on your efforts to share real world money knowledge with our youth.  The ‘subject of money’ effects all areas of our life and just one lesson can make a lasting difference.  Feel free to contact us with any questions; we are happy to be of service.  . 

Today’s youth see what’s going on in the economy and do not want to repeat the mistakes of the baby boom generation.  Many are personally experiencing the stress that financial issues bring in their home and the messages delivered by the media.

Gen Y is ready to learn about money, and it’s up to community leaders to ensure they have access to quality financial literacy curriculum.  By providing today’s youth practical financial training we can help them avoid debt issues, poor spending habits and help them recognize decisions that align with their lifestyle goals.

This generation stands to benefit from money management training.  They are starting off with no financial issues and with the right financial literacy curriculum they have nowhere to go but up.  Many schools have recognized this and are committed to sharing personal financial skills with their students either through workshops, classes, camps and/or with the help of financial literacy software to reduce faculty cost and maximize in class time.

One of the first things you want to check when reviewing financial literacy curriculum is who actually designed it. A lot of the current lesson plans available on the market have been created by people who have minimal personal finance experience. Make sure that the lesson plans you decide to use have been designed by professionals who understand both the theory and practical application of good money management skills.

Locate motivational curriculum that gets students excited.  When taught improperly or when using poor financial education lesson plans, it can also be quite boring and lose interest when it’s confusing. Finding life skill curriculum that's friendly and accessible and easy-to-understand will directly impact your post test results. It is also suggested that all educators take a financial literacy certification course prior to presenting the curriculum.

Modular delivery of financial education lesson plans help participants build on new skill sets that can take them to the next level learning.  Help your students stay engaged by challenging them with coursework that offers a modular learning platform so you know exactly what lessons to share as student’s progress.

In designing the curriculum for the YES Movie which featured leaders in the field of business, it was noted that the people who ‘win’ with money are the ones who make financial decisions based on logic rather than emotions. It is well known that most people make their decisions because of emotional responses, not logic. That is why it is critical that the financial literacy curriculum you choose covers the psychology of money.

It is important for participants to understand key theories in their financial literacy training, it is equally critical to select lesson plans that focus on the real world issues your students may experience while also including a theory based education. Financial literacy curriculum that strikes this balance better engages the students and helps them retain what is taught.

Students realize that paycheck to paycheck living is stressful and many of their parents are going through this situation now.  Teach your students how they can avoid this situation by developing these basic skills.  Financial literacy lesson plans should be rigorous, relate to student situations and be ‘real’ so students internalize the message.

Right now is the time to start sharing practical financial education curriculum with the youth you serve.  By starting to share these lessons while they are young you can instill good money habits that can last a lifetime.

Even if your state does not require money management courses, take it upon yourself to raise awareness and educate your students, children and youth you meet.  Just one simple lesson can save them from many years of struggle trying to remedy the situation. 

Schools that wish to share the message of financial literacy with their students, we invite you to join our awards program.  Schools that purchase the NFEC financial literacy lesson plans are automatically entered into our awards program.  Gold Bar Schools – Provide five hours of money skills training to your students each year and receive our awards package. Silver Bar Schools – Provide three hours of personal financial instruction per annum to over 90% students before they move on to the next grade level. Bronze Bar Schools – Deliver at least one class devoted to financial literacy education to over 90% of one grade level.

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