Overview
The Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick provides several teacher resources and lessons supporting financial literacy.
This website includes the following:
The Make it Count Instructors Guide to Youth Money Management (a comprehensive educator resource with lesson plans from grades 2-12, and a Curriculum Guide to download). Each lesson comes with a ready to copy handout for learners that can be combined into a student workbook. It is accompanied by a Make it Count Video Series of online videos.
You can also find a Teacher eBook: Incorporating Money into your Classroom and the Smart Tips eBook.
Some other topics found on the website include: frauds and scams, investing, personal finances, real estate, insurance, building a business, consumer protections, unclaimed property.
Financial Literacy: A Guide for New Brunswick Teachers
Objectives
- To incorporate financial literacy into pre-existing curricular areas and lessons through activities, games, and tips.
- To reinforce practical applications of financial literacy in daily life.
- To support awareness of the impact of financial decision making.
Instructions
The 136 page Make it Count Instructors Guide to Youth Money Management is broken down into lesson plans within 5 topic areas. Specific objectives and discussion topics introduce the activity and frame the key concepts. Each lesson plan includes objectives, discussion, an activity, an activity extension, collaborative feedback, teacher tips, and a pre- and post- assessment of the lesson. The guide is organized as follows:
- Introduction
- Back to Basics
- Out and About
- Lessons for Life
- Fun with Friends
- Extras
- Curriculum Guide
The final section (Section F) includes a curriculum guide that links specific learning outcomes to specific high school courses.
Key Highlights
- Available in English and French.
- Local New Brunswick context.
- Includes links to other resources.
- A good career resource for math.