Personal Finance Stations Activity ★ Economics ★ Print & Go Prep ★

Looking for a fun way to get your students interested in Personal Finance concepts that will be useful in their everyday lives? Look no further!

This Station Activity will get your students interested in learning more about the financial concepts involved with managing their money in the future. The lesson is designed to give students an introduction to several different concepts so they have a basic understanding of how each will work. From there, you can continue into a more in-depth personal finance unit for a deeper dive into the ideas.

How the Lesson Works:

★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to learn about the following topics:

Station 1 - Creating a Budget (Using the 50/30/20 Method)
Station 2 - Vocabulary Review
Station 3 - Taxes and Refunds (Filling out a tax calculator using a provided W-2)
Station 4 - Is College Worth the Cost?
Station 5 - Renting vs. Buying a Home
Station 6 - Preparing for Retirement (Looking at careers and salaries and planning based on those numbers)

★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.

★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten to fifteen minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty to ninety minutes to complete.

★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.

What is Included?

★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, a sample completed answer sheet, a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.

★ All files come in a PDF format with links to create editable copies.