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August 12, 2025
Teach financial literacy with us
August 12, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET)
Join our live webinar about our elementary school resources that make learning math and financial literacy fun.
Join our live webinar about our elementary school resources that make learning math and financial literacy fun.
Content type(s):
Multimedia
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math
Grade level(s):
Early childhood / Kindergarten,
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
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 16, 2025
Entrepreneurship: Kids edition
Turn your students into young entrepreneurs as they explore business basics, budgeting and marketing. Pitching their own creative ideas is a fun way to build real-world skills and confidence.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
English language arts,
Financial literacy,
Math
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1
March 28, 2025
Budgets: Math for life
Introduce budgeting concepts and best practices by planning an event. Students will build skills with fractions, decimals and percentages using worksheets and hands-on activities.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
November 27, 2023
Mo’ money, mo’ questions
But what do you do with money once you have it? That’s for you to decide. A budget can really help. It will allow you to keep track of what you earn (income) and what you spend (expenses).
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Financial literacy
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
August 29, 2023
Teach financial literacy with the Bank of Canada Museum: resources for grades 1 to 5
The Bank of Canada Museum has free elementary school resources that make learning math and financial literacy fun! This webinar walks teachers through online resources that are linked to all provincial and territorial curricula in math and financial literacy.
Content type(s):
Multimedia
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05
February 2, 2023
Teaching art with currency
By: Adam Young
From design to final product, bank notes and coins can be used to explore and teach art, media and process.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Arts
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
December 5, 2022
Surprise, It's Money!
Onsite program: See and touch an amazing array of objects that have served as money at one time or another.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
November 18, 2022
Design your own bank note
Your students will research and choose their own iconic Canadian, theme, images and symbols to go on a new bank note.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Arts,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
October 28, 2022
Growing your savings
Help your child learn about setting financial goals. Use a plant diagram to visually track their progress to save up for a special item.
Content type(s):
Activities and games
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Health,
Math
Grade level(s):
Early childhood / Kindergarten,
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05
April 20, 2022
The Life of a Polymer Bank Note
Examine the life of a polymer bank note from production to distribution and recycling.
Content type(s):
Multimedia
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
April 4, 2022
Talk to your kids about money
Introduce important financial skills to your children, and help them plan for their futures with free resources from the Bank of Canada Museum and others.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Financial literacy
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,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
October 25, 2021
Assessing the life cycle of a bank note
Examine the environmental impact of everyday items by assessing the life cycle of a universal product: money.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Geography,
Science
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
August 19, 2021
Fur Trade Economics
Over its 350-year lifespan, the Hudson’s Bay Company has had an enormous impact on Canada’s economy and how the nation was settled.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economics,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
May 5, 2021
All About Money
Virtual program: Get your students talking about money with this lively and interactive virtual classroom presentation.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Health,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
February 26, 2021
Playing with Economy
By: Graham Iddon
There might be only a handful of basic game formats, but there is an infinity of variations—a surprising number of which require the skills we need to manage our daily economic lives.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
February 11, 2021
Money: Past, present and future
Explore the history of money in Canada and around the world using an inquiry approach.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
November 27, 2020
Printable play money
Practise counting and making change with Canadian money. Print, cut and use our realistic play money to practise saving, spending and recognizing coins and bank notes.
Content type(s):
Activities and games
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Early childhood / Kindergarten,
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
November 27, 2020
Understanding Money: Common Questions
By: Nathan Sells
Answer your students’ money questions with this comprehensive FAQ. Explore money history, symbolism and more to kickstart a class discussion or money inquiry project.
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Health,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
October 28, 2020
The economics of suppertime
Prepare a meal while factoring in a balanced budget and a balanced meal. This meal-planning activity is great for building healthy eating and financial habits.
Content type(s):
Activities and games
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Health,
Math
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1
October 2, 2020
Trading Planets
Learn about the role of currency and free trade in this interactive game. Split your class into two planetary delegations to trade with each other and score points.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Geography,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
July 7, 2020
The art of guilloche
Explore the art of guilloche. This technique was used to make symmetrical patterns on Canadian bank notes.
Content type(s):
Activities and games
Subject(s):
Arts,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
March 18, 2020
Trade rules
Introduce three key economic concepts: consumers and producers, goods and services, and trade. This hands-on game explores the benefits of trade.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05
March 14, 2019
Trading Planets
Onsite program: Travel to planet Plutopia on a trade mission with your students. Once there, you will see that trading goods without a common currency poses some serious problems. Trading Planets uses interactive, game-based learning to teach about trade, currency, and supply and demand.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
