As you prepare your classroom, design your lessons, and dive back into your subject matter for the new school year, here’s a selection of NGPF resources to help support you.

Set the Scene for Your Students

Ideas for the First Day of School
Looking for a fun first day activity to get students excited for your class? See our top five ideas.

Classroom Decorating Inspo
Add some pizzazz to your personal finance classroom. Browse printable resources and get ideas from other teachers.

Brush Up on Changes

Update Your Teacher Account Profile
If you are teaching at a new school or have another reason to change information in your NGPF Teacher Account, click “Edit Profile” on your My NGPF Teacher Account Page to make an update.

What’s New with NGPF?
We’ve made many improvements to our curriculum and resources since the start of last school year. See what’s new.

Plan Ahead

Review Standards Alignment
We have curriculum crosswalks for 27 states’ standards in addition to the National Standards. Find them in the Course Materials.

Craft Your Pacing Guide
Create your own pacing guide with these common suggestions we hear from veteran NGPF teachers.

Save Ready-Made Sub Plans
Sick days. Unexpected time off. Vacation. We got you covered in preparing for days you need sub plans. Check out these 8 Sub Plan Ideas.

Additional Resources

Parent Newsletter Templates
Keep parents informed with these newsletter templates for you to use throughout the year. We also have them for Financial Algebra and the Middle School Course.

Spanish & ELL Resources
Do you have ELL/MLL students this year? View our directory of Spanish & ELL resources to see which activities have been translated into Spanish and tips for using NGPF with ELL students.

Join Our Communities to Stay Informed

Get Advice from Other Teachers by Joining FinLit Fanatics
Join Finlit Fanatics on Facebook to connect, share, and learn from a community of 10,000 other personal finance teachers. Educators share valuable resources there, such as this thread about a premade curriculum map.

Subscribe to the NGPF Blog for Updates
Our blog is where we publish resources like Questions of the Day as well as information about curriculum changes, new products, and helpful tips. Subscribe so you don’t miss out.

Invest in the Year Ahead: FREE Virtual Conference August 22

FREE Back to School Virtual Conference on August 23
Join us for a full day of learning designed to help you start the school year strong. We’re offering 18 sessions that run along three pathways so you can build your own experience. Attend just one, a few, or the full day.

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About the Author

Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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