Financial literacy includes core competencies of how to communicate, make decisions, solve problems, manage resources, plan, and organize. After school programs can provide many opportunities for youth to learn and practice these core competencies. A degree in accounting or economics is not necessary for practitioners to provide activities and discuss financial topics. Many of the skills are already a part of common, daily activities in out-of-school time programs. (2 hours)
Course Objectives
- Identify activities to support financial skills and knowledge related to the history of money.
- Identify activities to support financial skills and knowledge related to earning money.
- Identify activities to support financial skills and knowledge related to money management.
- Discover ways to use children's literature and reading with children to support financial literacy.
- Plan ways to include families in learning about financial literacy and related concepts.
