Our new lesson drop for Fall 2026 is here! We have some brand-new lessons, over a hundred updates across our lesson library, and new standards alignments ready for teachers!
New Lessons for Fall 2026
We are excited to announce our suite of new lessons ready for this Fall!
Paying for Healthcare: FSA, HSA, and HRA
Healthcare is expensive – very expensive. Struggling with healthcare costs is one of the biggest sources of financial, and mental, stress for tens of millions of people every year. This lesson covers programs that help make that cost a bit more affordable.
Understanding 401(k) Plans
See what exactly a 401(k) plan can get you, and how it figures into your financial planning for retirement.
Understanding Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRA)
The IRA is a fundamental building block of retirement planning. See how they work and learn how to get started!
Workplace Success, Safety & Employee Rights
Understand OSHA protections, federal labor laws, and union basics so you can support a healthy workplace.
Financial Resilience and Life Transitions
How to align your lifestyle with what you can afford and respond to crises without panic borrowing.
Career Development & Pathway Planning
How to build a three-to-five-year career plan and test paths before you commit.
New Canadian Content
Big upgrade for our Canadian schools as well – even more lessons have been given Canadian-specific versions!
When navigating our Personal Finance assignments, teachers can now also see icons for regional-specific lessons. A small American Flag indicates that this lesson is US-centric, while a small maple leaf indicates its Canadian counterparts.
Every Canadian lesson has a US – centric counterpart. If a teacher assigns both the US and Canadian version of any of these lessons, students will get credit for both by completing either. For example, completing the “How to file your taxes” lesson in either the US or Canadian version will count for credit across both versions.
The current list of Canada-specific lessons is:
- Canadian Banking Essentials
- Choose the right account, protect your deposits, and avoid fees that drain your paycheque.
- The Basics of Filing Taxes in Canada
- From your paycheque to the CRA, learn how Canadian taxes work.
- How Canadian Taxes Impact Your Personal Finances
- Learn how to your pay stub, how sales tax apply and checkout and other tax policies.
- #1 Rule For Building Wealth in Canada
- Prioritize your future self by putting savings before spending.
- Your Canadian Credit Report
- Learn Canada’s credit bureaus & how they impact your finances.
- A Guide To Retiring in Canada
- From CPP to TFSAs, learn why government pensions aren’t enough.
- Insurance Basics Everyone Should Know
- Get the right insurance coverage in Canada without overpaying.
- How to Spot a Scam in Canada
- Simple steps to secure your accounts from theft and identity fraud.
- How Bankruptcy Ruins Your Credit
- Learn what happens when you file for bankruptcy in Canada.
- Paying for Post-Secondary Education in Canada
- Learn how to build a four layer funding plan from savings to last-resort loans to support your ongoing learning.
- Workplace Rights, Safety, and Equity in Canada
- Learn the laws and protections for maintaining a safe working environment for everyone.
Standards Alignment Updates
We have published a massive update to our Standards Alignments as well – accompanying hundreds of smaller updates across our curriculum library to address new or expanded topics!
While we have had updates across literally dozens of sets of standards, some of the biggest and best additions we’ve added include our Financial Mathematics Standards Alignment, Louisiana Financial Literacy Course Alignment, and our upcoming alignment to the course guidelines for AP Business with Personal Finance (with curriculum updates completed, standards alignment page still in progress).
Standards-Aligned Assignment Pre-Sets
We also have made it easier than ever to create pre-packaged, standards-aligned assignments for your class!
On our Assignments Creation page teachers can now find our “Suggested Assignments” button:
Clicking this will open more options, allowing teachers to select their state, the subject they teach, and the unit they want to align to. Our system will then automatically select all lessons in our curriculum library that align with what they are trying to teach – perfectly aligned to your state standards!
No more digging, no more fussing – everything is ready to go with just a few clicks!
More Updates Coming Soon!
The strongest benefit of the PersonalFinanceLab Curriculum is that it is web-based and always evolving! This Fall we are focusing on expanding our coverage of Career Readiness! This will be expanded into its own dedicated “Unit” of lessons (instead of lessons distributed through our existing units), and dividing up some of our existing lessons to give a better focus on specific Career Readiness take-aways.
As always, the biggest driver of our curriculum development is teacher feedback – so be sure to reach out with any comments!
Happy Learning!
-The PFinLab Team