FitKit™ Personal Finance Middle School Edition
FitKit Middle School Edition aims to bring personal financial literacy education to 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. This Middle School version of the original FitKit/Express is an 8 hour, state-of the-art, student oriented, comprehensive school curriculum that includes teacher guides, student books, peer-to-peer videos, power points, assessments, multimedia and interactive features that make the material engaging. The FitKit Middle School Edition is designed to easily integrate within the middle school curriculum and correlates with the High School Edition. Additionally, The Middle School Edition covers topics on the entire continuum of personal finance. These include: Income and careers, Pay, Benefits and Deductions,Taxes, Budgeting,Banks and Banking, Savings and Investments, Credit, Insurance.
FitKit Middle School Intro Videos
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Income and Careers
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Pay, Benefits, and Deductions
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Taxes
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Budgeting
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Banks and Banking
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Savings and Investments
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Credit
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Insurance
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The FitKit Middle School Edition mirrors the FitKit60 which has gained recognition as an “Innovative Educational Program” by the State of Pennsylvania 2016-2022, and is receiving national acclaim and approval for use in schools across the country:
- Developed by actual classroom teachers with a sound pedagogic method to be taught in schools through a “from the classroom out” approach
- Focuses solely on personal finance skills rather than the more general financial literacy skills
- Tailors to the realities, wants and needs of middle school students, meeting them where they are in life where the lesson plans literally walk them through their next decision-making process
- Incorporates hands-on assignments to take personal finance discussions home to parents
- Includes cutting edge multimedia resources such as peer-to-peer learning videos and games as well as traditional lesson plans, etc.
The FitKit Middle School Edition Meets or Exceeds the Following Standards: National Common Core, Standards for 21st-Century Life and Career Skills, National Standards by Council for Economic Education and Jump Start Coalition for Personal Finance Education.
All FitKit Personal Finance Programs have been developed with DoughMain Financial Literacy Foundation's IDEA Mindset for opportunity populations (Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Availability). DoughMain focuses on building the cornerstone knowledge and skills needed for financial success for all and is working to continually evolve the curriculum as well as peer-to-peer video content to be reflective of and meet the challenges of the communities we serve.
All FitKit Personal Finance Programs have been developed with DoughMain Financial Literacy Foundation's IDEA Mindset for opportunity populations (Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Availability). DoughMain focuses on building the cornerstone knowledge and skills needed for financial success for all and is working to continually evolve the curriculum as well as peer-to-peer video content to be reflective of and meet the challenges of the communities we serve.
FitKit Middle School Teacher Presentation Platform Registration
FitKit Middle School Teacher Presentation Platform allows schools and school districts and educators to register for the online presentation platform. Teachers present directly from the platform with access to downloadable teacher and student resources. The presentation platform costs just $595.00 annual registration fee and $12.00 per educator per month.
To receive additional information or to find out how you can implement the FitKit Middle School Edition your school Please complete the and submit the form below.
Contact info@doughmainfoundation.org
Contact info@doughmainfoundation.org
