Personal Finance Foundations™ Classroom Kit (Grades K-5)

Teach students how to think about money - not just count it - with the Personal Finance Foundations™ Classroom Kit, a hands-on financial literacy solution designed for Grades K–5.

As financial literacy education continues to grow nationwide, schools are placing greater emphasis on helping students build real-world money skills early. In fact, 39 states now require personal finance coursework for graduation - highlighting the increasing importance of financial literacy at every grade level.

Personal Finance Foundations™ introduces essential financial concepts through engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences that make money concepts meaningful and easy to understand.

Unlike traditional worksheet-based programs, this interactive classroom kit encourages students to actively participate through discussion, collaboration, and real-life decision-making.

? Students Explore:
Earning money
Spending & choices
Saving & goals
Needs vs. wants
Financial decision-making

Perfect for classrooms, after-school programs, enrichment environments, and homeschool learning, Personal Finance Foundations™ helps students build confidence, critical thinking, and lifelong financial habits through hands-on learning.

This Kit Contains:

The Personal Finance Foundations™ Laminated Scenario Cards

Bring financial literacy to life with the Personal Finance Foundations™ Laminated Scenario Cards - a dynamic, hands-on learning tool designed to help students in grades K–5 understand how money works in the real world. Each set of durable, laminated cards presents age-appropriate, real-life scenarios that encourage students to think critically about earning, spending, saving, and prioritizing needs versus wants. Color-coded by topic, the cards guide students through essential financial themes such as What is Money?, Earning Money, Spending & Choices, Saving & Goals, and Needs vs. Wants. This structured progression ensures concepts build naturally across grade levels, from foundational understanding to more advanced thinking.

The Personal Finance Foundations™ Teacher Guide & Lesson Plans

The Teacher Guide & Lesson Plans are the backbone of the classroom experience - providing educators with a structured, easy-to-follow framework for teaching essential financial literacy skills. Designed with busy teachers in mind, this comprehensive guide includes step-by-step lesson plans, discussion prompts, and activity instructions that require minimal preparation while maximizing student engagement. Each lesson is built around real-life financial scenarios, helping students develop practical understanding of earning, spending, saving, and decision-making.

Personal Finance Foundations™ Play Money Bills

Make financial literacy tangible with the Personal Finance Foundations™ Play Money Bills - a hands-on learning tool designed to help students practice real-world money skills through active participation. Each kit includes a curated set of 20 realistic play bills, allowing students to simulate everyday financial decisions in a meaningful and engaging way. With denominations that include $1, $10, and $20 bills, students can explore concepts such as earning, budgeting, spending, saving, and making trade-offs.

Personal Finance Foundations™ Play Money Coins

Introduce foundational money concepts with the Personal Finance Foundations™ Play Money Coins - a tactile, hands-on resource designed to help younger learners build confidence with everyday financial skills. Each kit includes a set of 52 realistic play coins, giving students the opportunity to sort, compare, and use money in a way that feels familiar and approachable. Featuring nickels (5¢), dimes (10¢), and quarters (25¢), these coins are ideal for introducing early concepts such as recognizing value, making simple exchanges, and understanding how money is used in daily life.