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Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles, College prep
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Online activity, Group activity

The Adviser: $elling $neakers

An Advanced Accounting Challenge

Topic: Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Practice exercise

The Adviser: Picking the Right Depreciation

Picking the Right Depreciation Method

Topic: Career options, Other
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Practice exercise, Group activity

Explore accounting through mind mapping

Use mind mapping to explore how accounting relates to other business departments.

Topic: Career options, College prep
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Lesson plan

Create your roadmap: Individual ‘Pathway to CPA’ poster

Becoming a CPA can feel distant and vague, especially to high schoolers. This activity helps students visualize their personal paths and create tangible steps for achieving this ambitious career goal.

Topic: Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Practice exercise, Online activity

Read Between the Lines

Students further develop their reasoning skills by exploring CPA profiles and then taking a quiz.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Bank On It® Game and Educators' Guide

It’s easy to incorporate this fun, interactive accounting-principle-based game into the classroom with the included Educators’ Guide.

Topic: Accounting principles, Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

It’s Your Future

Back to basics: buying, budgeting and big expenses.

Topic: Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity

It’s About Supply and Demand

What makes something worth its price?

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Pay Credit When Credit is Due

Comprehending the concepts of credit, credit ratings and credit scores.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Risky Business – Or Not!

All about stocks and the factors of risk at a corporate level.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity

Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?

Types of taxes and how they affect individuals.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

The Business of Credit

The dynamic relationship between credit ratings and loans.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

The Business of Interest

Calculating interest and developing sustainable business practices.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity

What Can I Afford?

How to determine best options, given cost efficiency.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Why Does Money Have Value?

What’s behind everyone’s favorite medium of exchange?

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Could You Start a Business?

Students see the importance of financial management for a small business through an introduction to key concepts.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Finance and Responsible Lending

Teaching high school students the roles of banks and the decisions they make to determine when to lend money.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Financial Planning for Catastrophe

This lesson will focus on the need to plan financially for unexpected disasters.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Invest in Yourself

All about personal financial management strategies based on budgeting.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Practice exercise, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans and Credit

Explore concepts of borrowing and credit, with an emphasis on credit cards. Learn how to build credit, weigh offers and keep out of trouble.