Elementary School Resources | Money Minded Illinois
Welcome to the Elementary School Resource Portal. Here you will find tools and materials to help bring financial literacy learning into the classroom. We regularly add new resources, so be sure to check back often. If you have questions or would like support with implementation, please contact us.
Built on the Illinois C3 Framework, this financial education curriculum provides teachers with classroom-ready resources for every unit, supporting instruction aligned with Illinois learning standards.
Explore the links below to find lesson plans, activities, and more.
Personal Finance Education Standards
Illinois strengthened its learning standards in 2017–2018 to place greater emphasis on financial literacy and inquiry-based learning. Money Minded Illinois supports those goals by giving students practical money management skills and helping them think critically about real-world decisions they will face in college, careers, and everyday life.
You can read the standards at the links below.
- 1st Grade Standards
- 2nd Grade Standards
- 3rd Grade Standards
- 4th Grade Standards
- 5th Grade Standards
- All grade levels (K-12)