Teaching resources

Students become detectives in a bid to help solve an alarming case of large numbers of advertisements, influencing children to buy or want a product.

Students learn about the concept of fundraising and the important role it plays in our society. They also run their own fundraising project.

Students learn about the concepts of fundraising and donating. They follow Ava and her class on a fundraising venture and are provided an opportunity to run their own fundraising event.

This five module video-based resource aimed at VET (including apprentices and trainees) and senior high school students, features real life examples and video case studies of young people from a range of occupations. It develops money management skills and prepares students for future careers in small business or as contractors. 

Students learn about Australian notes and coins and that money is a finite resource in the context of a shopping trip.

Students learn about Australian notes and coins and that money is a finite resource in the context of a shopping trip.

Students learn about Australian notes and coins and that money is a finite resource. In their family supermarket shop they make decisions about what they can afford (needs) and what they might be able to spend if they make savings (wants). Can they afford socks for Finn's teddy bear?

Judy and Finn explore what's involved in making spending decisions when going shopping with their mother. Can they afford socks for Finn's teddy bear, Bertie?

Select from a range of bite-size activities – no preparation required – for use in the classroom or at home.

Teach about making informed consumer choices and personal finance, such as budgeting, saving, spending, planning, setting goals, income tax and superannuation. 

Students investigate the influences and impact of a consumer society on teenagers' choices and decision-making, while reflecting on their own behaviours and consumer choices.

Students explore needs and wants, earning money and budgeting. Includes an activity on setting up a classroom economy.

MilbaDjunga means 'better or smart' money in the Yidinji language of the area. Traditional Indigenous values and approaches to satisfying personal, family and community needs and wants are addressed in this resource.

This starter pack helps young people decide if starting a business is right for them. Participants will explore pros and cons of starting a small business, different business personalities, budgets, cashflow, planning, support, legal requirements, tax responsibilities and more.

Students learn the difference between needs and wants and how to stick to a budget by organising a 'day out' for their class.

Students learn the difference between goods and services and how to earn money.

Students engage with budgeting, currency conversion, scams and online security by running a fundraising event to save a creature from extinction.

Students present a financial plan for a family outing, and modify it as appropriate to fit a suggested budget.

Students investigate different ways of earning money, including getting a job and then growing savings by using simple interest.

Students are led through a step-by-step process to start a small business.

MilbaDjunga means 'better or smart' money in the Yidinji language of the area. In this resource, students explore different ways people get money, why people work, how money comes into communities and how, by starting their own business, they can make money and benefit their community at the same time.

Students explore the concepts of currency and currency conversion in the context of overseas travel.

Students investigate ways to save money by buying smart and using comparative shopping to make savings.

Students investigate the possible contents of 'shoeboxes of love' and create their own, which can be donated to children in need.

Students investigate the financial and non-financial costs of becoming a pet owner, and consider other factors that influence the choice of pet.

Kieren is surprised when he finds a strange coin on the kitchen counter, and his class investigates through a money museum fundraising event.

Kieren is surprised when he finds a strange coin on the kitchen counter, and his class investigates through a money museum fundraising event.

The Knowing stage (year level F-2) considers the basics of money.

The Growing stage (year level 3-6) considers the different forms of money, as well as consumer issues, and the importance of budgeting and planning for the future.

The Showing stage (year level 7-10) develops students' business and enterprise skills through projects, event planning and delivery.

Through studying light sources, students make informed consumer choices based on their science investigations.

Students decide between needs and wants by comparing priorities in other countries. They gain an understanding of simple budgeting and how to make wise financial decisions as well as reflect on their own circumstances, needs and wants.

The following digital resources cover financial concepts around mobile phones, such as mobile phone plans, hidden costs and consumer rights.

Students learn about the history of currency, bartering, the development of cash systems, and the arrival of cards and ATMs.

Students practice identifying and matching Australian coins and notes.

This teaching resource provides an investigative challenge where students learn about financial and environmental sustainability through key elements of debating including team roles and structure, persuasive devices and terminology.

This teaching resource provides an investigative challenge where students learn about food sustainability and consumer and financial literacy through the genre of reality TV.

This teaching resource provides a problem-based challenge where students apply mathematical concepts using online calculators to make real-life budgeting decisions.

Moneysmart’s Rookie series helps young people avoid expensive mistakes or 'rookie errors' when they make their first financial decisions. 

In 'Credit and debt', students learn about various ways to borrow money, the associated risks and where to go for financial help.

Students explore the costs associated with buying their first car (both initial and ongoing costs) and the responsibilities of car owners.

Moneysmart’s Rookie series helps young people avoid expensive mistakes or 'rookie errors' when they make their first financial decisions. 

In 'First job', students explore various aspects of employment to prepare them for their first job, for example entitlements, deductions and where to go for help.

Moneysmart’s Rookie series helps young people avoid expensive mistakes or 'rookie errors' when they make their first financial decisions. 

In this topic, students learn how to find a mobile phone deal that suits their needs and the financial pitfalls associated with mobiles phones.

Moneysmart’s Rookie series helps young people avoid expensive mistakes or 'rookie errors' when they make their first financial decisions. 

In this topic, students explore the costs involved (both one-off and ongoing) with moving out of home.

Moneysmart’s Rookie series helps young people avoid expensive mistakes or 'rookie errors' when they make their first financial decisions. 

In this topic, students learn about the issues associated with shopping online and how to protect themselves.

Students consider the differences between needs and wants.

Students investigate the influences on consumers when selecting clothes and accessories by sharing stories about the factors that sway their own choices.

Students gain an understanding of simple budgeting and distinguish between needs and wants by organising a weekend away for their family.

Students organise their own birthday party. They decide between needs and wants, create a simple budget and learn about making wise financial decisions.

Students practice identifying the value of coins and notes while exploring the concept of exchanging money.

Students engage in financial planning, and explore goal setting and various types of financial transactions by planning a holiday.

Students learn to plan, set goals and save through the context of a surprise birthday party.

Students are introduced to the concepts of planning, goal setting and saving using a surprise party as the context.

Students follow three teenagers who each need to make decisions around spending, saving, investing and donating.

Students study consumerism and the effect it has on the environment by investigating issues associated with bottled water.

Students research various consumer and financial topics and present their findings in a simulated TV talk show for teenagers.

Students research the costs of pet ownership by following characters and helping them save, spend, plan, budget and make consumer choices.

Students work with a budget of $1,000,000 to develop an environmentally-friendly nature fun park based on a number of conditions. 

Students plan and cost a breakfast for themselves or other students within a given budget.