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Overview

Middle school financial literacy

Help students make practical money decisions through five units covering budgeting, credit, saving, investing, careers, and a financial decision lab. Explore each unit below and preview its learning sequence.

Unit 1: Money Management

Build a flexible plan for earning, saving, spending, and handling surprises.

  • Money map
  • Needs, wants & goals
  • Working budget

Unit 2: Credit & Borrowing

Explore the real cost of borrowing and the habits behind healthy credit decisions.

  • Why people borrow
  • Interest in plain language
  • Debt decisions

Unit 3: Saving & Investing

Connect time, risk, diversification, and the value of starting early.

  • Saving with purpose
  • Compound growth
  • Risk & reward

Unit 4: Career Decisions

Connect skills, income, paychecks, and postsecondary choices to a future plan.

  • Income & opportunity
  • Read a paycheck
  • Choices after high school

Unit 5: Financial Decision Lab

Apply the course ideas to a changing scenario and explain the final trade-off.

  • Face the surprise
  • Rebalance the plan
  • Defend the decision
Overview

A more predictable path into money confidence.

The Autism learning kit uses visual sequencing, focused choices, and repeatable practice. Its final documents are not yet public.

Unit 1: See the routine

A clear visual sequence makes each activity easier to anticipate.

  • First
  • Next
  • Finished

Unit 2: Make one choice

Focused prompts keep attention on one practical money decision at a time.

  • See it
  • Choose
  • Check

Unit 3: Practice safely

Repeatable scenarios create room to build confidence at a comfortable pace.

  • Model
  • Practice
  • Reflect
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