Resources for Education
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Federal Reserve System provide resources to aid teachers in educating K-12 students about economics and personal finance.
- Resource Guide Plus:
The Fed’s online economic education resource guide gives educators the opportunity to browse and order Fed materials and to share ideas for using Fed resources in the classroom. - Federal Reserve Education: This site serves as a portal to the Federal Reserve System’s valuable economic education resources, including Fed 101, an interactive website for high school, college and general audiences.
- Keys to Financial Success: A comprehensive high school personal finance program.
- Lesson Plans: Lesson plans to assist K-12 teachers teach economics and personal finance in their own classrooms.
- Intersections: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s period newsletter, which includes lesson plans and timely information about resources and programs offered by the Reserve Bank.
- “Money in Motion” Exhibit: "Money in Motion" is the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s financial and historical exhibit that is free, fun, and interactive. The exhibit's 16 displays feature interactive games, rare artifacts, and historical narrative that trace the history of money and central banking in the U.S. Lesson plans are available for the "Money in Motion" exhibit.
- The Fed Today Video: Join radio and television journalist Charles Osgood as he explains the workings of the Federal Reserve System.
- Symbols on American Money: This 12-page booklet looks at the various images and symbols that have been used on U.S. currency over the years. (PDF, 5.34 MB, 16 pages)
- Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy: This publication tells readers about Benjamin Franklin’s role in the debate about devising a system of paper money in the colonies and his monetary philosophy. (PDF, 4.24 MB, 12 pages)
- The Great Depression: This curriculum provides six active- and collaborative-learning lessons designed to teach high school students about the economics of The Great Depression.
- History of Central Banking: Describes the history of central banking in the United States from 1791 through deregulation.
- A Day in the Life of the FOMC: Learn more about the FOMC with the help of an insider's perspective on the inner workings of the Federal Reserve's monetary policymaking body.
- History of Currency Counting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Money In Colonial Times
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