Helping Kids Prepare for Their Financial Future
The Goal:
Support Manitoba teachers in their efforts to help prepare students to undertake their future economic and financial decisions and actions with confidence and competence.
Building Futures in Manitoba provides integration opportunities for important financial literacy concepts from grades 4-10, including a complete resource correlation for the NEW Grade 9 Math course.
Suggested Teaching Concepts
Money & Decision Making
Production of Goods & Services
Borrowing Money & Using Credit
Investing Money
The Economy: Basics/Key Issues
Spending & Saving Money
Getting & Earning Money
Budgeting, Planning, & Goal Setting
Protecting Money & Assets
Economic Citizenship
Helpful Links & Other Resources
To apply to any endeavour in life
Borrowing Money & Using Credit
Managing debt and avoiding debt problems
Helping students take control
Understanding the “Big Picture” and key topics
Sources of money - including employment & self-employment
Developing decision-making skills
Including investments in education & training
Managing the present to help build the future