CORE CURRICULUM OUTLINE

The following is the progression of the nine sessions for the Core Curriculum. The Money Academy program is designed to be used within the classroom. The teacher has the flexibility in pacing from one session to the next. We strongly recommend at least 45 minutes for each session, however, the teacher may choose to stretch the timing.

• Session 1: Introduction to the Money Trap™
• Session 2: Needs and Wants
• Session 3: Play “Blast the Money Trap™”
• Session 4: Magic of Compound Interest
• Session 5: How to Make Money Grow
• Session 6: Measuring Wealth
• Session 7: Being a Clever Consumer and Business Owner
• Session 8: Play “Blast the Money Trap™”
• Session 9: “Financial Freedom Planner™”

ENTREPRENEUR UNIT CURRICULUM OUTLINE

This twelve-session unit is designed to guide students and teachers through the process of starting and running a business to completion. Outlined below are the lessons for the Entrepreneur Unit. The teacher starts with the first six sessions of the Core Curriculum and, then, beginning with Session 7, the teacher switches to the following sessions. As with the Core Curriculum, it ends with the Financial Freedom Planner™.

• Session 7: Starting a Business
• Session 8: Building a Business
• Session 9: Production
• Session 10: Sales
• Session 11: End of Business
• Session 12: “Financial Freedom Planner™”