





We compared our learning materials and the core financial literacy concepts that are covered in our Budget and Stock Games to the personal finance standards for the state of Nevada.
A list of the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Social Studies – Financial Literacy are below, along with a selection of activities from our games and library that align with each standard. Our Learning Library contains over 300 total lessons that can be customized for every class, so this may not include every lesson that may apply for each standard.
Students will learn through playing the interactive online games, as well as completing the self-graded lessons that were designed to keep young learners engaged.
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knowledge statements from the Nevada Academic Content Standards for
Social Studies – Financial Literacy
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Long-Term Game
Comprehensive Chapter
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Includes Automatically-Graded Assessment
| Standard | Activity | Long-Term Game | Comprehensive Chapter | Short Lesson | Interactive Calculator | Graded Assessment |
| Financial Decision-Making | ||||||
| Analyze the alternatives and consequences of financial decision-making in the development of financial goals. |
Budget Game – Core Component Stock Game – Core Component Lesson – Pay Yourself First: A Simple Yet Powerful Way to Build Wealth Lesson – A Strategy to Build Wealth, Not Debt Lesson – The Secret to a Comfortable Retirement Lesson – What is Diversification & How to Spread Your Risk Activity – Crack the Code to Becoming a Millionaire | |||||
| Evaluate assessment and computation of taxes at the local, state, and federal level. |
Lesson – Tax Basics You Need to Know Lesson – Income Tax Filing Tips & Tricks | |||||
| Locate and evaluate financial information from various sources. |
Lesson – How Do You Stop Impulse Purchases? Lesson – Evaluating Big-Ticket Purchases Lesson – Receipts: What to Keep and Why Lesson – What Your Credit Report Says About You Lesson – Who Gets Your Stuff When You’re Gone? Lesson – Tame Your Financial Paperwork Lesson – Protect Yourself as a Consumer | |||||
| Savings and Spending | Activity | Long-Term Game | Comprehensive Chapter | Short Lesson | Interactive Calculator | Graded Assessment |
| Develop and evaluate a personal financial plan, including a savings plan, utilizing a financial record keeping system. |
Budget Game – Core Component Lesson – Break Free From Money Stress with a Budget Lesson – Proven Techniques to Stop Overspending Lesson – Achieve Financial Goals with a Spending Plan Lesson – Planning Your Career Path Lesson – Mortgage Options for First-Time Homebuyers Lesson – The Car Buying Checklist Lesson – Tame Your Financial Paperwork Activity – Rent or Buy: Which is Right for You? Activity – Find Out Your Monthly Home Budget | |||||
| Credit and Debt | Activity | Long-Term Game | Comprehensive Chapter | Short Lesson | Interactive Calculator | Graded Assessment |
| Analyze the cost and benefits of different types of credit and debt including how to avoid and resolve debt problems. |
Lesson – A Beginner’s Guide to Borrowing Wisely Lesson – Credit Cards: Terms, Fees, and More Lesson – How Borrowers Manage Personal Debt Lesson – How to Use Debt to Your Advantage Activity – Use the Credit Card Payments Calculator Activity – Calculate Your Car Loan Payments | |||||
| Explain the purpose of a credit report, how that report is used by lenders, and the borrower’s rights and responsibilities related to a credit report. |
Budget Game – Core Component Lesson – What Your Credit Report Says About You | |||||
| Compare and contrast different types of loans with attention to, interest rates, terms of the loan, compounding frequency in relation to managing debt and consequences of acquiring debt. |
Budget Game – Core Component Lesson – A Beginner’s Guide to Borrowing Wisely Lesson – How Borrowers Manage Personal Debt Lesson – What to Do When You Need Money Fast Lesson – How to Use Debt to Your Advantage Lesson – Demystifying the Impact of Interest Rates Lesson – Mortgage Options for First-Time Homebuyers Lesson – Debt Relief: Is Consolidation the Answer? Lesson – What Is Bankruptcy? Activity – Use the Credit Card Payments Calculator Activity – Calculate Your Car Loan Payments | |||||
| Insurance, Investing, and Risk | Activity | Long-Term Game | Comprehensive Chapter | Short Lesson | Interactive Calculator | Graded Assessment |
| Analyze methods to prevent and limit the consequences of identity theft and fraud. |
Lesson – How to Avoid Identity Theft, Scams & Fraud Lesson – Protect Yourself as a Consumer | |||||
| Distinguish the cost and benefits of various investment strategies including securities, stocks, and bonds; with attention to compound interest and methods of buying and selling investments. |
Stock Game – Core Component Investing101 Certification Course Lesson – What is Diversification & How to Spread Your Risk Lesson – How to Develop an Investing Strategy Lesson – A Strategy to Build Wealth, Not Debt Lesson – Life Insurance: The Ultimate Safety Net Activity – Watch How Your Savings Could Grow | |||||
| Analyze the purpose and specifics of various insurance plans as well as compare quality of insurance providers. |
Lesson – Car Insurance: How to Lower Your Rates Lesson – Why Health Insurance is So Expensive Lesson – What’s Not Covered in Renter’s Insurance? Lesson – Life Insurance: The Ultimate Safety Net Lesson – What Damage Does Home Insurance Cover? | |||||
| College and Career Preparedness | Activity | Long-Term Game | Comprehensive Chapter | Short Lesson | Interactive Calculator | Graded Assessment |
| Evaluate college and career choices and their effect on the standard of living. |
Lesson – Go to College or Start Working? Lesson – Starting a Business 101 101 Lesson – Planning Your Career Path | |||||
| Practice completing important financial, academic, and career documents including but not limited to: loan applications, scholarship applications, job applications, resumes, etc. |
Lesson – Financing Your Education Lesson – Biggest Mistakes of Job Seekers Lesson – Mortgage Options for First-Time Homebuyers Lesson – Good Debt, Bad Bad | |||||
| Analyze the requirements and benefits of postsecondary financing options including but not limited to: Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship, Silver State Opportunity Grant Program, prepaid tuition, and college savings programs. | Lesson – Financing Your Education |
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