Before you begin to present JA Financial Literacy, Please review the notes and instructions on this page.
In each theme you will encounter 4-6 educator-led sessions and a project. Onscreen presentations, educator guides, and student guides are available for each.
Each theme also incorporates student self-guided assets designed to deepen students' learning experiences and address specific outcomes.
To provide real, world context and address all Ohio Content Statements, volunteer speakers are incorporated throughout the curriculum.
Recommended volunteer videos are incorporated throughout this course, and you can view additional content in the Resource Library.
You may also consider inviting a live volunteer into your classroom. Please reach out to your JA contact, if you would prefer this implementation.
Various assessments are provided to test student knowledge as they progress through the program. See the Assessments tab for links.
A Pre-Program and Post-Program Check-in are required for all student to take. Available as Google Forms; please contact your JA Representative for student scores.
Each theme includes an assessment to test student knowledge following completion. Available as Google Forms and Google Docs.
Each session includes an optional Exit Ticket to use as an additional grade opportunity. Available as PDFs and Google Docs.
The full curriculum includes the complete set of student activities as a single file, the Student Journal Pages as a single file, and the Exit Tickets as a single file. To preview examples, take a look at Theme 1 Session 1.
Each session includes materials to further engage students. These worksheets and journal pages can be compiled into a comprehensive student packet and used as additional grade opportunities. Use the buttons above to download PDF versions of all Student Worksheet and Student Journal Pages.
Students will need a username and password to access the JA Finance Park Virtual Simulation.
Click here to download a Class Roster template.
Input your class data.
The first and second columns (first and last names) are required.
If you provide students' email addresses, they will receive a verification email, and they will be required to follow the link in the email to create a password before logging into the simulation for the first time.
If you don't enter the students' email addresses, the system will generate usernames that are formatted as email addresses but cannot receive messages (123456@jastudent.org). Students will use this username to log in to the simulation, and the password will be set to Password123! for all system-generated usernames.
Submit your Class Roster to your JA contact.
If you did not provide students' email addresses, your JA contact will return the list complete with the students' usernames.