More than 75 lesson plans have been designed, tested and edited in collaboration with university researchers, financial industry experts and our National Master Educator Team of current classroom educators. Take Charge Today curriculum materials are designed in a ready-to-teach, modular format and available free of charge. Explore the following curriculum pages to learn more about the available resources to begin customizing financial education instruction to your environment.
Course Guides
Since 2001, more than 40,000 educators nationwide have gained access to the Take Charge Today educator-tested curriculum and professional development. These opportunities provide them with money management tools and lesson plans for use in their 7th through 12th grade classrooms. An estimated 750,000 students receive this high quality, entertaining and educational curriculum each year.
Introductory
Syllabus
provides a brief course description, content overview, instruction methods used, assessment tools and supplies needed.
Test Bank
Each unit includes a test bank of three or more multiple choice questions from each lesson plan from that unit.
"Life of..."
are individual spending plan simulations completed by analyzing the life of a teenager. Each simulation showcases a family who is working with their teenage child to create a spending plan. Participants identify the family’s values, needs and wants to make major expenditure decisions and create a spending plan.
Advanced
Lesson Plan Overviews
View the cover page for all advanced level lessons to see what to expect.
Syllabus
provides a brief course description, content overview, instruction methods used, assessment tools and supplies needed.
Parent/Guardian Letter
Provides background information about the need for financial education and a brief summary of the content included in the Advanced Level course. A parent/guardian movie letter template is also available to receive approval from your student’s parents/guardians to show personal finance related PG and PG-13 movies during your course.
