This collection of math activities is designed for math teachers who want to include real-world personal finance application problems! These activities can also be used by personal finance teachers who are looking to incorporate essential math skills.
TOPICSThe activities included in this collection vary in level of difficulty and math topics. This collection of activities is designed for students to practice problem solving at the middle and high school levels. Feel free to use and modify as you see fit for your students!
All MATH activities are structured into three parts:
PART I:
Example
Step-by-step written examples or EdPuzzle videos (remaining videos coming soon)
PART II:
Practice Problems
3-5 math problems for your students to practice main math skill
PART III:
Reflection Questions
Make the connections between mathematical reasoning and personal finance!
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Unit Price | Budgeting | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Return on Investment | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Active vs Passive Funds | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Calculating Percentages | Budgeting | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Percents Change in US Household Debt | Types of Credit | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Income Tax Brackets | Taxes | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Making Sense of Percents | Behavioral Finance | VIEW ACTIVITY |
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Loan Repayments Using Simple Interest | Types of Credit | VIEW ACTIVITY |
The Cost of Minimum Payments | Managing Credit | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Auto and Mortgage Monthly Payments | Types of Credit | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Yield to Maturity | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Rule(72) | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Discounts and Composite Functions | Budgeting | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Rule of 110 and Function Composition | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Mortgage Payments & Function Notation | Managing Credit | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Using Regression to Analyze Stocks | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Compound Interest in Savings Accounts | Saving | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Compound Interest Pitfalls | Financial Pitfalls | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Exponential Growth in Investments | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Exponential Decay in Purchasing Power | Budgeting | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Depreciation of Car Value | Budgeting | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Two Ways to Double Your Savings | Saving | VIEW ACTIVITY |
ACTIVITY | TOPIC | LINK |
Central Tendency of College Costs | Paying for College | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Box and Whisker Plots for Banking Fees | Checking | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Standard Deviation in Stock and Bonds | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |
Histograms of Stocks and Bonds | Investing | VIEW ACTIVITY |