Resources for Teachers

Learn to incorporate financial literacy in your classroom

The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission offers financial education resources FREE to Tennessee educators (grades K-8):

• Training in the nationally-recognized Financial Fitness for Life® curriculum developed by the Council for Economic Education
• In-Service Trainings provide schools and districts with the My Classroom Economy behavioral management program

• The From Barter to Budget, Financial Literacy in Tennessee Traveling Trunk introduces hands-on financial literacy learning activities combined with Tennessee history.
• The Next Gen Personal Finance curriculum is designed to help middle school students build core personal finance skills and learn real-world strategies they can use to build a successful financial future.
• An engaging, interactive and easy-to-use way for teachers to embed relevant and fun economic and financial education in their classrooms, $martPath teaches students about personal finance responsibility.

Financial Fitness for Life

(for grades K-8)

Educators who attend this webinar will receive training in the nationally recognized Financial Fitness for Life curriculum developed by the Council for Economic Education and a free set of materials for your classroom (for the first 50 teachers who register). The Financial Fitness for Life curriculum is designed to be easily integrated into your existing elementary and middle school classroom instruction.

My Classroom Economy

(for grades K-8)

The My Classroom Economy program is a uniquely innovative classroom behavioral management program designed to instill basic financial responsibility and teach the value of delayed gratification. Classroom educators of all subject matters will enjoy the inherent behavioral and motivational impact of the program, while students will be forever grateful for the real-life financial understanding and capability acquired through this experiential-learning based program.

RetireReadyTN and Enrich

(for educators)

You work hard to give your students a brighter future. Join us to see how you can build a better retirement future with RetireReadyTN and Enrich! RetireReadyTN is the state’s retirement program, combining the strengths of one of the nation's strongest defined benefit plans, provided by the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), a 401(k) plan through services provided by Empower Retirement, and retirement readiness education. The Commission also offers all Tennesseans free access to the Enrich platform, the award winning digital financial wellness program designed to help you achieve your financial goals.

From Barter to Budget, Financial Literacy in Tennessee Traveling Trunk

(for grades K-2)

Educators who attend this webinar will receive an overview of the Financial Literacy Traveling Trunk program, a partnership with the Tennessee State Museum. The Financial Literacy Traveling Trunk is designed to introduce hands-on financial literacy learning activities combined with Tennessee history. These lessons align with Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies.

Next Gen Personal Finance

(for middle school educators)

Educators who attend this webinar will receive an overview of Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) middle school curriculum, designed to help your students build core personal finance skills and learn real-world strategies they can use to build a successful financial future. Join this webinar presentation to get an overview of the fully customizable 9-unit course benefitting students around the country.

$martPath

(for grades K-8)

$martPath is an engaging, interactive and easy-to-use way for elementary and middle school teachers to embed relevant and fun economic and financial education in their classrooms. $martPath units teach students about personal financial responsibility (such as saving, prudent spending, and prioritizing needs and wants) through grade-appropriate, curriculum-aligned, interactive lessons.