Free personal finance bell-ringers
A new five-minute warm-up on the day's money news every school day, with projector slides, a quiz and a printable worksheet. Free.
A bell-ringer is a short warm-up students do as class starts. The Dime gives you one every school day: a show-of-hands question about students' own lives, the day's biggest money story in three short points, one personal finance lesson with the math worked out, a quick guess-the-number, a pop quiz and a discussion question. It takes about five minutes on the projector, and a printable worksheet with an answer key follows if you want to keep going.
Bookmark thedime.news/class: it always opens the newest issue, ready to project. Nothing to set up, no student accounts.
Recent bell-ringers
- Oct 27Which do you play games on most?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
- Oct 26How do you usually get to school?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
- Oct 23How long have you had your current phone?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
- Oct 22How many things do you use that charge every month, like a phone plan, streaming, music or games?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
- Oct 21Netflix makes money from subscriptions and from ads. Would you rather pay more for no ads or pay less and watch ads? What would make you cancel?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
- Oct 20Besides filling up a car, what's something your family buys that could get more expensive if oil stays near $100? Why?Slides · Worksheet · Issue
Questions teachers ask
Are these bell-ringers really free?
Yes. Every issue, slide and worksheet is free, with no ads and no student accounts.
How long does one take?
About five minutes: one minute for the warm-up, two for the story and money lesson, one to guess the number and one for the quiz or discussion.
What grades are they for?
High school, especially Economics and Personal Finance, personal finance electives and AP Economics.
Do they cover standards?
Each issue lists the North Carolina Economics and Personal Finance objectives it covers, and its money lesson maps to the National Standards for Personal Financial Education.
Can I post it to Google Classroom?
Yes. Every issue and worksheet has a Share to Classroom button.