Math

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 12, 2025
Teach financial literacy with us

This webinar recording showcases our free financial literacy math resources for grades K to 6. These lessons talk about money, math, payment methods, budgets, entrepreneurship and more. Resources are linked to all provincial and territorial curricula in math and financial literacy.

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
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
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 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
January 22, 2025
Value for money: Determining unit price

Calculate unit prices and compare value for money. Use real-life shopping scenarios to determine if something is a real deal.

Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 04
November 6, 2024
You Are the Economy: Your guide to economic and financial literacy for Grades 7 to 12

Join the Bank of Canada Museum for a live webinar about our new free suite of economic and financial lesson plans!

Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
October 11, 2024
Exploring payment methods

Compare different payment methods, such as credit, debit and cash. This lesson plan uses a quiz, group work and scenarios to boost financial literacy.

Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 04