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Current World Issues
Current World Issues focuses on current world issues, prompting students to identify the most urgent problems and assess its potential impact if solved. Introducing United Nations 17 sustainable development goals and encouraging students to recognize as many as possible. This lesson includes a small group activity using issue cards to engage students in in-depth discussions.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Make a Match
Make a Match lesson is encouraged to follow up “Current World Issues” lesson which identified local issues. Embark on this interactive student activity to match skills and abilities to create solutions to local issues.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Cash Flow Frenzy
In this assignment students will look at how a cash flow forecast works and determine if businesses are profitable. The following can be done in small groups, or individually. There are two separate businesses, “Surreal Sweater Company” and “Fancy Feet Sock Business” to investigate.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Income Statement Basics
In this lesson, students will learn about financial terms including net income and net loss. Students will work through scenarios as they learn about financial lingo. Students will work in teams to create an income statement about a fictional business as a final activity for this lesson.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Balance Sheet Basics
Accounting is essential for businesses to keep track of their spending and earning. Similarly, it is important for people to perform personal accounting to make sure they manage their money effectively. Assets and liabilities create your financial health. Assets are what you own, liabilities are what you borrow or are responsible for. Balance Sheet Basics provides students with an opportunity to see realistic assets and liabilities across ages.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Cereal Craze and The 4 P’s
Middle School learners will apply the 4 P’s of marketing to create and market a viable product. Components of financial literacy such as: market share, the role of investors, and the definition of a stock will be explained using the example of a business case for the cereal company, Kellogg’s. In small groups, students will work together and create a unique type of cereal that will appeal to their chosen demographic.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Marketing 101
Marketing and Advertising need to work together to be successful. Marketing is everything it takes to get a product or service ready to sell and advertising is used to make our product or service known to our customers. This interactive learning activity provides students an opportunity to expand their vocabulary and enhance their financial literacy. The vocabulary terms and definitions are included below.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Setting Goals: Knowing Our Why
The primary goal of this lesson is to guide learners in the process of setting meaningful and achievable goals while emphasizing the importance of understanding their personal “why”. Through interactive activities and self-reflection, learners will develop the skills necessary to set goals aligned with their values and long-term vision.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Big or Small: Problems and Solutions
Learners will be empowered with the ability to recognize and categorize problems in their everyday lives based on the impact on their community, other people, and the environment. Recognizing problems as big and small is beneficial and helps learners develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of their roles in addressing issues within the community.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Who am I? Who are we?
The main objective of this lesson is to guide learners in understanding and identifying their passions, strengths, and skills. By exploring these elements, learners will gain insight into their unique abilities and interests, fostering self-awareness and paving the way for informed decision-making in their academic and personal lives.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Rent-Lease-Buy
This financial literacy-based learning activity explores how students can: compare the advantages and disadvantages of renting, leasing and buying while analyzing factors that influence their decision. This learning activity encompasses five components: Discussion, Activity, Extension, Collaborative Feedback, Pre and Post Assessment. It was created by FCNB in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship. New Brunswick high school teachers were selected for focus groups to pilot the resource with their students and gather feedback. A perfect example of provincial partnerships working with education to enhance the financial literacy knowledge of students in New Brunswick!
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
The Three Little Financial Pigs
Young learners will hear the classic “Three Little Pigs” story with a Financial Literacy twist! Adding and subtracting with Canadian money, learners will practice counting with a variety of bills and coins. Through hands-on building challenges, learners will also gain knowledge and explore the concepts of saving, spending, and investing with money.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2