The City Personal FInance (GC.CA)

Here's an interactive resource for financial literacy from the gov't of Canada
http://www.themoneybelt.gc.ca/thecity-lazone/eng/login-eng.aspx

Note that they have a superb teachers' package, though one may have to attend a workshop to procure it!

Homer Simpson teaches personal finance

Thanks Wes and Abi for this great reference:
Homer Economicus: Using The Simpsons to Teach Economics” Joshua Hall, WVU, Journal of Private Enterprise. 165-177. April 2005

Key points are summarized here: http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/personal-finance-according-to-the-simpsons/

Basic Personal Finance

Here's a resource for very basic economic and personal finance - http://www.moneyinstructor.com/skills.asp
Included are things like an "Economic Bazaar" in the classroom; templates for things like blank cheques, etc.

Also, for a Canadian perspective, see "Your Money, Your Life, Your Way" through the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture & Rec.
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/owd/english/resources/publications/yourmoney/
There are 2 parts: A student brochure with tacit information, and a teachers' guide with lesson ideas which are interactive. Be sure to find the teachers' guide online. This package includes things like basic budgeting, and many other activities.

Jeff Rubin - "The End of Globalization"

For those who have not heard of him, Jeff Rubin is the former Chief Economist for CIBC (it is rumoured he lost his job for this book), and got recent attention for his latest book, "Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller." This work forecasts that the price of oil will reach $225 a barrel by 2012, and he postulates taht this oil scarcity will lead to the end of globalization. He is known for a book he wrote in 2000 in which he predicted oil prices would hit $50 a barrel by 2005, predicted the residential real estate market bust in the early 1990s. He was named Canada's top economist a number of times according to the Globe & Mail.

As business teachers, you should be aware of his recent work. For an interview and a review, see
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/ask-jeff-rubin/article1141087/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/why-your-world-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-smaller-by-jeff-rubin/article1148668/

PBS Frontline - Assorted

Please browse the video resources at PBS Frontline - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/ - these can be viewed online, and there are many teacher resources available to support them. Some interesting topics include:
- Marketing and Ethics - The Persuaders, Merchants of Cool, and Is Walmart Good for America - deal will many salient issues.

- Finance - in the 2009 collection, quite a few on the financial meltdown; plus "Can You Afford to Retire" is interesting.

Personal Finance

Investor Education Fund – Fair Play and Taking Stock in Your Future, Funny Money, SmartMoney Management Program, and many more resources Hard copies of some resources included. Order additional materials from:
http://www.investored.ca/en/TeachersResources

Bank of Canada
 Counterfeit detection kit
 Poster
 Financial comic book Order all from
http://bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/education/index_schools.html

CFEE materials http://www.cfee.org/cgi-bin/go.cgi?lang=en&file=/en/reslearn.shtml

Understanding your Consumer Rights and Responsibilities CD Included – order from Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
Marketplace Standards and Services Branch, (416) 326-8800 or 1-800-889-9768