Classroom Resources
Sustainable Luxury: An In-Class Accounting Competition
This two-part team accounting competition challenges students to think out of the box to make a luxury hotel more green. The winning idea will rely on teamwork, research, analysis—and a presentation.
Read MoreWelcome to the coffeehouse: A team accounting challenge
Being a good accountant requires strong critical thinking skills. This week-to-week challenge helps students develop those skills by running a local coffee shop chain and evaluating strategic choices.
Read MoreTic-Tac-CPA
It’s the classic game of tic-tac-toe, now with an accounting twist. Test your students’ knowledge and help them prepare for exams with several ways to play.
Read MoreTwist My Words
Students + Words = Story. Use this quick classroom activity for a little play on words, CPA-style.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 11
Being a CPA in the FBI, how to preserve your social media reputation, and how a summer internship rocks are just a few highlights of the magazine.
Read MoreBank 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.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 10
Brush up on apps that will help high school students prepare for college and get an in-depth look at why Gen Y is so interested in accounting.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 9
Take a (thankfully) rare glimpse at what the world would be like without CPAs and find out the best-kept secrets about the accounting profession.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 8
Get tips for networking on social media, planning finances early on and deciding if community college is right for you.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 7
Everything readers need to know about trendy accounting jobs, related salaries and what it takes to get there.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 6
Read up on the salary benefits of being a CPA, the demand for CPAs and the industries that need CPAs.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Special Issue
This edition of is all about careers in accounting – different paths to get there, fields that need CPAs and the college courses that are required.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 5
Issue 5 features articles on how math can be used to nab criminals, and why the Cleveland Indians’ go-to-player is the team CPA.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 4
Issue four includes features on the latest poker champion, a CPA, and Emily Richards, the web’s hottest singer-turned-dot-com-exec.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 3
The third issue of Start Here Magazine takes a look at accounting in the fashion industry and at Harley-Davidson.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 2
The second issue of Start Here Magazine contains several articles that detail AICPA members’ careers in all kinds of fields – even the FBI.
Read MoreStart Here Magazine Issue 1
This issue contains an inside look at the financial gurus behind major corporations and information about accounting on the set of blockbuster films.
Read MoreAnalyze This and That
Students use their critical thinking and analytical skills to participate in a class discussion based on articles they’ve read in Start Here Magazine.
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