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Build your middle school financial literacy curriculum with Greenlight

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Financial literacy is an important part of any child’s well-rounded education. Because financially literate kids and teens turn into confident, empowered adults. 💪 We’re here to help educators — just like you — incorporate personal finance into your students’ curriculum in a free, flexible, and interactive way.

Meet Greenlight for Classrooms — a free web-based financial literacy curriculum mapped to your state standards and built by financial education experts.

Greenlight for Classrooms: Empowering financial education

Like you, we believe financial literacy education is valuable at any age — but especially when kids and teens start to handle their own money. As a middle school educator, you know your students may be getting allowances, looking for ways to earn money, and are interested in spending 💲 on their own.

So, how do you teach them about it?

Enter Greenlight for Classrooms. Greenlight for Classrooms is a free, web-based, interactive library with lessons on saving, investing, and spending wisely. That’s right — free. Educators, administrators, and K-12 school leadership can all sign up for a free account.

Every account has access to lessons and interactive content, including videos, quizzes, activities, and discussion topics. The best part? Lessons are tailored to state learning standards and specific grade levels. That means every lesson aligns with — and reinforces — learning objectives and curriculum requirements. So you know the information is relevant and engaging for your students.

TLDR; The Greenlight for Classrooms web-based content includes:

Teacher guides to facilitate classroom instruction 🍎
40+ free lessons that are tailored for each grade level and state requirements 📓
100+ animated videos that explain topics in a fun, engaging way 🥳
Quizzes, activities, and discussion topics for active learning 🙋🏽‍♀️

Greenlight tip: Parents can take the financial literacy lessons home by using Greenlight’s additional resources — like Greenlight Level Up. Greenlight Level Up is an interactive game for kids and teens in the Greenlight app. It teaches key financial concepts through story-driven gameplay and supplements the Greenlight for Classrooms personal finance curriculum. Not to mention, it’s a great way for students to keep the learning going at home!

How to get started

Ready to bring free financial literacy curriculum and digital tools for middle school students into your classroom? Here’s how.

1. Visit Greenlight.com/classrooms and make a free account

All you need to do is provide your school email — or Gmail, if you prefer — and answer a few short questions about what grade you teach and what state you’re in.

2. Explore the course materials

Once you’ve made a free account — you’re in! Explore 100+ free videos, lessons, quizzes, and activities. Easily filter by state standard or grade level to see the most relevant content for your students.

3. Teach financial literacy your way

One of the best features of Greenlight for Classrooms? Ultimate flexibility. Lead classroom discussions, share fun videos, or use suggested activities. Feeling inspired? Do all of the above.

Greenlight for Classrooms is designed to support your classroom objectives. So take what you love and leave the rest.

Empower the next generation with financial literacy skills

Teaching kids and teens how to save, spend, and invest helps them become empowered, financially secure adults.

Greenlight for Classrooms is here to help with free financial literacy curriculum and materials for middle school teachers. That means teacher guides, animated videos, activities, and discussion topics. All built by financial education experts with each grade level and state’s learning standards in mind. Create an account today and access the full library.

Here at Greenlight, we believe education is a powerful tool — And we know you feel the same! Consider this a huge thank you for everything you’re doing to educate the next generation of financially savvy adults. ❤️