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Financial Literacy
…having the knowledge to understand personal and broader financial matters, skills to apply that knowledge and understanding to everyday life, and the confidence to use the skills and knowledge to make responsible financial decisions that are appropriate to the individual’s situation.
- National Task Force on Financial Literacy, 2009
Financial Literacy
"Ontario students will have the skills and knowledge to take responsibility for managing their personal financial well-being with confidence, competence, and a compassionate awareness of the world around them.“
A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Schools, 2010
Anytime
A big misconception is that teaching financial literacy requires you to do formal lessons
Instead, think that your role is just to initiate …to prime… to have them think…
Full lessons are great but not necessary, you may only have be a few moments a day or week
The focus is tie all lessons to Financial Literacy regardless of course.
So how do we get the message across
Stories (read and reflect, case study or reader’s theatre)
Teacher led lessons Workbooks Video (let’s watch and discuss)
Have you thought about trying this
Online games and quizzes Activities Group games (Time to Do – Brief
Sample) Economic Game This or That Post-it, Pile-it
Looking for some Resources
http://www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca http://
www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca http://www.canlearn.ca http://
www.edugains.ca/newsite/financialLiteracy/index.html
http://www.moneyville.ca/