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• September 8, 2025

  The Central Bank in Your Classroom

  

  In-person or virtual program: Learn more about the Bank of Canada and career paths in economics, finance and data analysis with this informative classroom presentation led by an employee of the central bank.

  Content type(s): School programs Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• September 4, 2025

  Money math

  Financial literacy resources for elementary students.

  Content type(s): Educational toolkits Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2
• August 21, 2025

  Whatever happened to the penny? A history of our one-cent coin.

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The idea of the penny as the basic denomination of an entire currency system has been with Canadians for as long as there has been a Canada. But the one-cent piece itself has been gone since 2012.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): History
• August 6, 2025

  Escaping debt: The risks and benefits of borrowing

  

  Unlock financial literacy with challenging puzzles in this classroom escape room. Students will explore financial risk, credit scores, debt and interest with worksheets and an interactive game.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2
• August 5, 2025

  Good as gold? A simple explanation of the gold standard

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  In an ideal gold standard monetary system, every piece of paper currency represents an amount of gold held by an authority. But in practice, the gold standard system’s rules were extremely and repeatedly bent in the face of economic realities.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, History Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• June 23, 2025

  Webinars

  

  Join us for fascinating talks by Museum and Bank of Canada experts. Register for upcoming events or catch up on previous presentations.
• June 2, 2025

  Saving and spending

  

  Develop positive financial habits through a saving and spending game and a goal-setting activity with real-life scenarios.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06
• May 22, 2025

  Speculating on the piggy bank

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Ever since the first currencies allowed us to store value, we’ve needed a special place to store those shekels, drachmae and pennies. And the piggy bank—whether in pig form or not—has nearly always been there.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts, Business, Economics, English language arts, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, History, Math, Science Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• May 20, 2025

  Recipients of the Museum Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics

  Find out about the current and previous recipients of the Bank of Canada Museum Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics.
• May 20, 2025

  The Bank of Canada Museum’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics

  

  We want to celebrate great teaching about the economy. Learn more about the award, who is eligible and how to submit a nomination.