Financial Literacy Day 1 Lesson - Welcome & Course Overview - Slides, Workbook, Notes

Give your Personal Finance or Economics students a Day 1 that actually earns their attention. This is the opening lesson of a full 13-unit, 95-lesson high school personal finance curriculum — but it stands completely on its own for any teacher who just needs a strong first day.

What's Included

• A fully designed 14-slide teaching deck (editable, PowerPoint + Google Slides compatible) — warm-up, objectives, a stats-driven hook, key term, course roadmap, discussion, and an activity
• A 2-page student workbook: warm-up box, key term fill-in, 4 guided-notes prompts, the "Money & Me" getting-to-know-you placemat, and an exit ticket
• A complete teacher guide: timing, talk moves, standards alignment, differentiation notes, and a full exit-ticket answer key
• Zero prep required — just open the slides and go

Why Teachers Use This Lesson

• A strong, discussion-driven first day that sets the tone for the entire course
• Every slide is cross-referenced to its matching workbook page — students never get lost
• Built-in routines (completion-graded reflection, think-pair-share, exit tickets) you can reuse all year
• Aligns with Jump$tart National Standards and common state personal finance frameworks (TX, VA, FL, OH, MO, UT, TN)

Part of a Bigger Series

This is Lesson 0.1 of Unit 00: Course Launch & Financial Mindset (4 lessons), itself the opening unit of the Personal Finance — Full Curriculum: 13 units, 95 lessons, one full year. Grab the Unit 00 bundle for all 4 launch lessons, or the full curriculum for the whole year at a steep discount per lesson.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade levels is this for?
Grades 9–12 Personal Finance, Economics, or Life Skills courses.

Is this editable?
Yes — the slide deck is fully editable in PowerPoint and Google Slides, and the workbook/teacher guide are provided as Word documents.

Does it include an answer key?
Yes, the teacher guide includes a complete exit-ticket answer key and discussion talk-moves.

Is this part of a larger curriculum?
Yes — it's Lesson 1 of a full-year, 13-unit, 95-lesson Personal Finance curriculum available at teachlessons.us.

How long is the lesson designed to take?
One 45-50 minute class period, with timing built into the teacher guide for each segment.