Grade 7-8 Financial Literacy Activity Bundle (Print & Digital)

This is the ultimate no-prep bundle of financial literacy activities to engage your middle school students in real-world applications of math.

What you'll receive in this bundle

1. Creating a Budget - Decimals, Percent, Financial Goals
2. Comparing Prices at the Grocery Store - Unit Price/Rate
3. Reading and Ordering from a Menu - Operating with Decimals
4. Foreign Currency Exchange (includes a Photo Essay Web Quest)
5. Planning a Dream Vacation
6. Mystery Deal Digital Breakout - Grade 7-8 Financial Literacy
7. The Budgeting Game
8. Simple Interest Interactive Puzzle (Google Sheets)
9. Grade 7 Interest Rates Lesson
10. Stock Market Game: Calculating Percents
11. Calculating Sales Tax
12. Determining Factors Influencing Financial Decision Making Lesson
13. Grade 7 Unit Plan *included in the bonus file
14. Grade 8 Unit Plan *included in the bonus file

*Digital and print versions are available. This bundle is no longer growing, but I will continue to update all my products.

With this bundle, your students will learn to:

• Calculate taxes
• Compare using unit price to find a better deal
• Make long-term financial goals and decisions
• Explore financial needs and wants
• Operate with decimals, percents and rates
• Learn about currency exchange and how to calculate it
• Create an itinerary and budget for a vacation
• Calculate simple and compound interest
• and more!

Ontario Math Curriculum 7/8 expectations covered in this bundle include:

Grade 7:

• F1.1 identify and compare exchange rates, and convert foreign currencies to Canadian dollars and vice versa
• F1.3 create, track, and adjust sample budgets designed to meet longer-term financial goals for various scenarios 
• F1.4 identify various societal and personal factors that may influence financial decision making, and describe the effects that each might have 
• F1.5 explain how interest rates can impact investments over time
• F1.6 compare interest rates and fees for different accounts and loans offered by various financial institutions, and determine the best option for different scenarios
• B2.3 use mental math strategies to increase and decrease a whole number by 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, and 100%, and explain the strategies used
• B1.7 convert between fractions, decimal numbers, and percents, in various contexts

Grade 8:

• F1.1 describe some advantages and disadvantages of various methods of payment that can be used when dealing with multiple currencies and exchange rates
• F1.2 create a financial plan to reach a long-term financial goal, accounting for income, expenses, and tax implications (create a budget)
• F1.3 identify different ways to maintain a balanced budget, and use appropriate tools to track all income and spending, for several different scenarios (create a budget, planning a dream vacation)
• F1.4 determine the growth of simple and compound interest at various rates using digital tools, and explain the impact interest has on long-term financial planning (simple interest digital puzzle, digital breakout)
• B1.4 use percents, including percents more than 100% interchangeably and flexibly to solve a variety of problems

This bundle is generously discounted and a great addition to your interactive classroom. I will continue to add to this growing bundle, so the early, the better!

Let me know your thoughts with a review! You'll receive for TPT credits!

If you've got questions or need something fixed, just send me an email at marwassteamvault@gmail.com