Financial Literacy

Using African Folk Tales and Black Storytelling to Teach Financial Literacy with the goal of lessening the gap in economic disparities in Philadelphia’s Black community.

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Financial Literacy

Youth Lesson Plans & Handouts

Necessity versus Luxury Handout
The Despising King – Listen and Draw Handout
Why the Sky is Far Away
The Two Strangers
The Money in the Pot of Butter
“Cook, Eat and Carry Me’’
How the Tortoise Got the Cracks on his Shell
The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter
The Despising King
Woe or Happiness
Brer Rabbit Earns a Dollar-A-Minute
The Poor Woman in the Neighborhood
Lesson 10 Definitions
Lesson 9 Definitions
Lesson 8 Definitions
Lesson 7 Definitions
Lesson 6 Definition
Lesson 5 Definitions
Lesson 4 Definitions
Lesson 3 Definitions
Lesson 2 Definitions
Lesson 1 Definitions
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Teen Lesson Plans & Handouts

Bonus – Enjoy Your Savings
Lesson #12 Read the Fine Print; not everything is as advertised
Lesson # 11 Investing
Lesson #10 Buy Smart
Lesson #9 What are APR’S (Annual Percentage Rate) and why it is important to avoid them
Lesson #8 Start Building Your Credit History
Lesson #7 Know the Difference between Need and Want
Lesson #6 Types of Checking Accounts
Lesson #5 Ways to Save
Lesson #4 Finish What You Start
Lesson #3: Keep on Track!
Lesson #2 Budgeting
Lesson #1 Goals – Make a Goal for Yourself   
Credit Register Handout
Create Your Own Sneaker Handout
My Future Goal Handout
Setting Daily Goals Handout
Dream Sneakers
DISCOUNT SHOPPING YEARLY PLANNER
Sample Checks
Learn to Budget
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