Resources
Free worksheets, games and calculators about money and the economy. No sign-up, they work on a phone or a projector, and every worksheet prints with an answer key.
Worksheets
- Today’s issue worksheetA new one every school day: the day’s top story, a money lesson and questions.
- Read a pay stubEarning income · 20 minutes. Where your paycheck goes before it reaches you, and how to check the math.
- Build a budgetSpending · 25 minutes. Use the 50/30/20 rule to plan a first paycheck, and sort needs from wants.
- Compound interest and the rule of 72Saving · 20 minutes. Watch interest earn interest, and estimate how fast money doubles.
- Credit cards and credit scoresManaging credit · 25 minutes. How credit card interest works, why the minimum payment is a trap, and what builds a credit score.
- Stocks, bonds and diversificationInvesting · 20 minutes. What you actually own when you invest, and why spreading your money out matters.
- Insurance basicsManaging risk · 20 minutes. Premiums, deductibles and how to compare two plans.
- Interest rates and the FedAP Macroeconomics · 25 minutes. Why the Federal Reserve raises and lowers interest rates, and why bond prices move the other way. Fits AP Macro Unit 4, the financial sector.
- Inflation and buying powerSaving · 20 minutes. Why the same dollar buys less over time, and what that means for your savings.
- Supply and demandAP Microeconomics · 25 minutes. How buyers and sellers set prices, and what happens to price when supply or demand shifts.
- Banking basicsSpending · 20 minutes. Checking vs. savings, debit cards, overdrafts and how your money is protected.
- Car loans: the real costManaging credit · 25 minutes. How the interest rate and loan length change what a car really costs.
- Spot scams and protect your identityManaging risk · 20 minutes. The red flags in scam texts, DMs and calls, and what to do if your information is stolen.
- The real cost: cost per month and cost per useSpending · 20 minutes. How to compare prices by spreading them over time, uses or units.
Games
- Today’s wordGuess the five-letter money word in six tries. A new one every day.
- News quizTen quick questions on recent issues or money basics. How many can you get?
- Spot the scamTexts, DMs, emails and calls. Which ones are scams, and how can you tell?
- Word sprintSixty seconds. Match as many money words to their meanings as you can.
- Budget survivalYour first paycheck, a month of choices and a few surprises. Can you make it?
- Run the merch tableSet a price, order hoodies and see what supply and demand do to your profit.
- Shift itA news event hits a market. Does supply or demand shift, and which way does the price go?
- Paycheck mathGross pay, Social Security, Medicare and take-home pay, in ten quick questions.
Calculators
- Start earlySee what starting to invest at 16 instead of 26 could be worth by 65.
- Credit card trapHow long does a credit card balance take to pay off if you only pay the minimum?
- What it really costsTurn any price into hours of work, and see what that money could grow into instead.