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Financial Knowledge and Skills for Daily Life

Teaching and learning in a real-life-oriented, age-appropriate and sustainable manner


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EXPENSES

Financial Literacy Education in the Class


How much do I need to earn to cover all my expenses, to save and to pay off debts? Do I have enough reserves for unexpected emergencies, sharp price increases in everyday expenses such as gasoline or food, for times of illness or perhaps even for a temporary job loss?

A sufficient, reliable income to cover all costs and enough liquid savings for emergencies or sensible investments are crucial to maintaining financial freedom and making smart economic decisions without emotional pressure.

With this teaching material we like to provide you classroom-tested learning concepts for conducting real-life-oriented, age-appropriate and sustainable workshops when it comes to financial literacy education in the classroom.


Teacher's Manual- Download
Workbook Students - Download
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Income+Saving

Financial Literacy Education in the Class


What do I spend money on? What is important to me when buying a product? Do I buy spontaneously or planned? How do I pay? How does the advertising work and how does it influence me? What is the story, the message? What information do I disclose about myself on the Internet?

In an information-flooded and consumer-oriented environment, one should recognize one's own purchasing behavior and the drives from within (desire) and from outside (advertising, group) in order to be able to make better economically sensible and self-determined consumption decisions.

With this teaching material we like to provide you classroom-tested learning concepts for conducting real-life-oriented, age-appropriate and sustainable workshops when it comes to financial literacy in the classroom.


Teacher's Manual- Download
Workbook Students - Download
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Budget + Financial Options

Financial Literacy Education in the Class


What is the current financial situation? Is there anything left over each month? Can I save? Are there any existing debts? Am I over-indebted? Do I have liquid reserves? Is there an urgent need for economic action? What options do I have?
Many families today often lack an accurate overview of their current financial situation. The actual financial situation is unclear, necessary actions are overseen, possible options for appropriate economic solutions and interventions remain hidden. Based on the workshops on the topics of expenditure, income and consumption + advertising, the students should examine different financial situations in various case studies. The solutions found should be presented to the class.
This teaching material with its 4 case studies is intended to give teachers ideas and support them in conducting a real-life-oriented, age-appropriate and sustainable workshop (90 min) on the topic of budget+financial options as part of basic financial education for everyday life.


Teacher's Manual- Download
Workbook Students - Download
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Play&Learn
Financial Basics

Financial Literacy Education in the Class


If you want to learn to swim, you don't need to read a book, do you? A few short verbal instructions and a clear demonstration are enough to start with the first swimming movements; then you simply practice and improve under supervision, gain experience and develop self-confidence; first in shallow water, later in a lake or even in the sea.
When we speak about basic financial education and the sensible handling of private finances, the mere provision of information is of little use. Necessary skills arise and develop through a real-life oriented application of what has been learned, through experiencing and reflecting on what works and what doesn't, through an overview and assessment of a possible development, simply through trying things out and being allowed to make mistakes.
This teaching material could help to set real-life-oriented and motivating framework conditions. They are created to demonstrate financial requirements of a private household, to make them tangible, to develop solutions in the group, to strengthen essential problem-solving and communication skills, to try out real-life situations in the game without using real money.
Basic financial education in school is crucial for a self-determined and sustainable lifestyle in life and should be relevant to everyday life.
Play+Learn Financial Basics in school, this is the way and the goal for this workshop and for the teaching material provided.


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Workbook Students - Download

Pocket Money Management

... the story


In this short video (new published on YouTube in 2024), I would like to share some of my first experiences of teaching financial education to young adults in 2007 and why I had to find an approach to reach and inspire the workshop participants, age-appropriate, real-life-oriented and sustainable.
Hope you enjoy and share.

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How to conduct a workshop for financial education in school?


A game based workshop approach for our digital world

respect each other
listen to each other
understand each other
learn from each other


This paper was first published in 2018 on SSRN.com

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Pocket Money Management

Playing = Practice for real life!


This book will help teachers to conduct a workshop for Financial Literacy education with the board game Hamsterrad in the class!

It is mainly geared toward grades 8 - 10 (students aged 13 - 16). The workshop is activity and practice-oriented thanks to a board game called Hamsterrad (Hamster Wheel). The game ranked among Germany's best educational games in 2011. Pocket Money Management contains detailed descriptions on preparation, implementation and follow-up of the workshops. A great many challenging exercises, examples and suggestions help the teacher to plan practical, age-appropriate lessons in consumer education.


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Prosperity for Everyone

Yes we can! ... how and when?


This "work booklet" is a straightforward guide to help you to record your current financial situation in a structured way. You will be able to see the income you can reckon with more clearly, what you spend money on, which debts you have, what reserves are available to you, how you feel about the subject of money and finances or where you have or could have a problem. You learn simple ways of reducing debts and creating reserves. You draw up a detailed income and expenditure budget and a current financial status. At the end of every section you can write down important goals and milestones and decide what you want to achieve and how you should act now. This orientation will have a motivating effect on your everyday life and encourage you act consistently. Practical examples and easy-to-understand copy templates facilitate implementation in your day-to-day life.

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