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Free Educational Resources List
Are you looking for some effective free teaching materials to help you bring life to financial literacy education? We scour through hundreds of financial education web sites, booklets, lesson plans, videos and more to catalog the very best and most productive free resources for you.
Teacher Training Program
The State Treasurer’s Office conducts a variety of teacher training workshops, courses and seminars around the state to help you sharpen your financial literacy teaching skills. They are fully compatible with the state's new NetWorth initiative. We will design custom in-service classes or seminars for groups of West Virginia teachers from your county or school. Our summer teacher training course and some of our custom classes can offer credit through WVU Continuing Education or Marshall University. Contact us about hosting or sponsoring a custom financial training seminar for your county or school.
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program®
The Treasurer's Office has partnered with The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE) to provide West Virginia's high schools with the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program. It is an excellent introduction to financial planning through course work that covers the fundamentals of money management. All course materials are offered free of charge to West Virginia high schools. The WVSTO provides technical assistance and training support for implementing this program. All lessons are linked to West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives.
- Click to see program details on NEFE's web site. To order the free course materials, teachers
should click on the Instructors Log In link at the top of the page, and then complete the quick
site registration process.
- View WV CSOs Table (PDF file) for the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program.
West Virginia Bank At School Program
(Grades K-5)
The Bank At School program and all WVSTO materials used in it are under complete revision as part of the NetWorth initiative. Look for the new program to be introduced within the next year. The State Treasurer's Office will provide free training and technical assistance for implementing this program.
• Request information on the program
(Copyright Notice : Portions of the Bank At School materials formerly used by the WVSTO are subject to the copyright of the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer and may not be produced in any manner without its express written permission. Permission to use these portions herein is limited to use for educational purposes only.)
ABCs of Credit Card Finance
(Grades 9-12)
The ABCs of Credit Card Finance is designed to teach high school students how to avoid the pitfalls of credit cards. The State Treasurer's Office provides state high schools with copies of the "ABCs" lesson book for distribution to all seniors. The lesson is also available online.
The Budget Game
(Grades 6 and up)
The Budget Game is designed to expose students to the decision process required to build a household budget. Students learn the give and take required to live within their means. The game also stresses saving. Student game sheets are available on the website or can be ordered in quantities from the WVSTO. A featured resource for Middle School grades, but also good for high school and adults. Hard copies available for WV residents only.
- Download and print Budget Game sheets from PDF file.
- Download and print Teacher Guide from MS Word file.
- WV Residents Order printed game sheets via email. Include your name, address and quantity needed.