Having Difficult Conversations about School Shootings

It’s been days since the most recent school shooting shook America. Amidst the outrage, pain, and fear we may find ourselves at a loss asking questions that don’t have straight forward answers. How do we process and discuss this tragedy with our deaf and hard of hearing students? How do we support our children who fear that this may happen at their school? How do we support ourselves?

Whether you are a parent, caregiver or educator, emotions and stress may be running high and the thought of searching online for these answers can be overwhelming. To offer our support, the CSD Learns team is compiling resources that may be helpful to you and your children.

We want to remind you that we are here to support you in your efforts. If you have any questions, or are in search of a specific resource, please contact us and our team will do our best to help you find what you need. As we find more resources we will share them through our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

News Coverage in ASL

Most news outlets explaining the events that took place are only captioned. This is news explained in ASL is covered by The Daily Moth the day after.

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Discussing the Recent Shootings – in ASL

A collaboration between Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resilience Center and The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, this video is a bilingual resource for educators, parents, and caregivers to learn how to discuss recent shootings with children.

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Teaching Guide for Teachers

This article, written by Facing History, is for teachers who need to navigate conversations in their classroom after violent events have occurred.

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Tips for Parents and Teachers

Created by the National Association of School Psychologists, this tip sheet is available as a PDF and can be printed and distributed. It is also available in multiple languages to accommodate your students’ families.

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Resources from Sesame Street

Discussing this may be challenging with younger elementary students. Sesame Street in Communities has a series of videos, articles and activities suited to address with simplicity what violence is and staying safe.

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Age-Appropriate Discussions

This article by the Today Show covers the specific approaches we can take in discussing with children by specific age group.

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Noticing the Signs

Some of us may begin to wonder how we can prevent this from occurring. What are the warning signs to notice in teenagers who are struggling with mental health issues? Chalkbeat lists what we should be paying attention to.

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More Resources to Browse Through

American School Counselor Association has a plethora of resources to further explore resources beyond this blogpost.

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We know that the resource list above is not exhaustive. If you have any videos, articles, or guides that you’ve found helpful, please share them with us through social media, or through our contact form so we can share them with other educators.

Books by Deaf Authors and Illustrators For Your Classroom Library

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A way to introduce your deaf and hard of hearing students to successful adults is to add a collection of books by deaf authors and illustrators in your classroom! You might already have a budding author or artist in your class! It’s easy to find books about deaf culture but how about actual published books by Deaf/HH authors? Here are some!

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Girl at War

Written by Sara Nović

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As a fiction author, Sara also has a new book coming out in Spring 2022! Check out her website for more information.

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My Struggle, My Success

Written by Aarron Loggins

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Get to know Aarron, an actor and advocate, and his journey as a Black Deaf man.

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She Carries the Sword

Written by Cheyenne Clearbrook

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Teaching your students poetry? This is a great book to have! This author is also on the cast of Deaf U on Netflix.

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Handy Stories to Read and Sign

By Donna Jo Napoli and Doreen DeLuca

Illustrated by Maureen Klusza

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We would like to note that the authors are hearing but the book was drawn by a deaf Illustrator, Maureen Klusza of MoeArt.

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Black Deaf Lives Matter: A Coloring Book

Written by Lisa D. Ramirez-Stapleton
Illustrated by Shawn Richardson

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40% of funds from purchases of this coloring book goes towards National Black Deaf Advocates in areas of scholarships, research focused on the education for Black Deaf people, and other Black Deaf community based initiatives.

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Deaf Utopia: A Memoir - and a Love Letter to a Way of Life

Written by Nyle DiMarco with Robert Siebert

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Nyle DiMarco, known as an actor and model, takes the reader through his journey of growing up in a hearing world as a proud deaf person. This book is available in April 2022 but you can pre-order your copy today!

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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Written by Haben Girma

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This memoir is written by Haben Girma, a Deafblind Woman, who tells her stories of being the first Deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.

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Do you know of another book that should be in every #deafed teacher’s classroom? Let us know on our social media channels or email us at learns@csd.org!

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How to Use CSD Learns' Toolkits

It is that time of year again where educators return to their schools and planning for the classes they are assigned to teach. In Deaf Education, we know that there is a good amount of time searching for resources that are designed to appeal deaf and hard of hearing students. Educators are often exploring the internet with the questions:

Does this video have captions?
Does this content appeal to my deaf and hard of hearing students?
If only there were content made for my students who uses ASL...

Did you know that CSD Learns has created over 20 FREE teacher’s toolkits? They are ready-made presentations with deaf pedagogical needs in mind! Videos, worksheets and additional external links to support discussions in the classroom are included. The best part about those teacher’s toolkits is that there are videos of deaf and hard of hearing adults sharing their experiences in their respective fields. This reinforces CSD Learns’ value in connecting future generations of deaf adults to role models that look like them!

So how would you use our teacher’s toolkit?

Check out those videos we created for one of our toolkits! Those videos are applicable to all 20+ toolkits that we have. Click below to learn about how to use them once they are downloaded. When you’re ready, visit https://csdlearns.com/teachers-toolkit/ to add them to your lesson plans!

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AAPI Resources for Educators

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Let’s celebrate by incorporating AAPI role models and AAPI-focused curriculum into our classes! Our team gathered some of our favorite resources that either feature AAPI professionals, or focus on AAPI history and heritage. With such a range of content-focus, we’re confident you can find something that will benefit you and your students.

Resources in ASL

Asian Signers

Asian Signers is a non-profit organization that provides great videos to use in the classroom. Be sure to check out their playlists, including “Asian Sign Stories” (great storytelling videos for your elementary students) and “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021” (plenty of videos of role models in the AAPI community to share with all your students)! They are also on Facebook and Instagram. Give them a follow!

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You Finish Eat

You Finish Eat is “a platform where resources are shared on critical, expansive, and nuanced discourses about social justice by and for Asian and Pacific Islander communities in ASL.” Follow them on YouTube and Facebook for ongoing materials that may be applicable in your classroom instruction.

Follow You Finish Eat

Metro South Asian Deaf Association

The Metro South Asian Deaf Association (MSADA) is a group based in Washington D.C. comprised of deaf people from South Asian Countries. Their YouTube channel is a great resource for both students and educators in learning more about Asian cultural celebrations.

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CSD Learns Toolkits

CSD Learns values representation for our deaf/hard of hearing leaders of the future. This is why our toolkits feature role models that students can connect with. While we encourage you to explore all our toolkits, below you will find a list of kits that spotlight deaf and hard of hearing role models who identify with the AAPI communities.

Dr. Alicia Wooten

All About Immunology (for Elementary)
Immersion in Immunology (for High School)

Song Hoa Choi

All About Statistics (for Elementary)
Immersion in Statistics (for High School)

Mon Ching Ng

Developing Your Cybersense Toolkit

Sachiko Flores

World of Conservation toolkit

Get Access to Our Toolkits

Kamala Harris’ Name Sign

As a result of a combined effort between Black and Indian Deaf communities, Kamala Harris was given a sign name. The group worked among themselves to create several options and then surveyed the deaf community to agree on one. Learn more about the process and the meaning behind Harris’ name in this Daily Moth interview.

Learn More

Resources in English

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Website

The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month website was created to pay tribute to the AAPI community through the collaboration of the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives, United States Holocaust Museum, National Park Service, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This curated resource provides a great collection of lesson plans, activities and discussion questions for you to do in your classes during this month!

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Teacher Vision

Teacher Vision has compiled a series of AAPI-related resources that can be used in many ways. This website includes free printables, art and music activities, lesson plans, literature, food resources, references, and more. If you’re unsure of how you want to incorporate AAPI Heritage Month into your curriculum, TeacherVision is a great place to start.

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Common Sense Media

Looking for books that spotlight Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander characters for your classroom? Here’s a great list from Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media also provides general age guidelines with all their book recommendations, so you’ll know whether they’re appropriate for your students.

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Learning for Justice: I Am Asian American

I Am Asian American, by Andrea Bittle, is a great article for educators to read before beginning conversations and teaching about Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Bittle also provides book recommendations that can support these conversations for elementary, middle and high school students.

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Learning for Justice: Asian American Representation in Sport

Do you have students who enjoy sports? Tap into their interests to guide them to conversations about authentic representation. Learning for Justice has created a great resource for students in grades 6-8 to learn more about Asian American Representation in Sports.

Read the Article

AAPI College Student Resources

Asian American and Pacific Islander college students can face unique challenges as they go through college. As an AAPI student, you may encounter different pressures, racism, academic expectations, and societal and home experiences that are different from your peers.

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Deaf Ed Classroom Activity: Oil Spills

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Oil Spills

Interactive Earth Day Activity in ASL

Did you know that the first earth day started because of an oil spill off the coast of California? Oil spills have a tremendous impact on our environment. When there is oil floating atop the ocean many birds and fish will accidentally ingest the oil, which also covers their bodies. We may not be able to prevent all oil spills, but people have found a solution.

Watch Dr. Wooten and Dr. Spiecker perform an experiment showing what happens when there is an oil spill, and how we can resolve the issue. You can find the instructions below!

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Did you like this clip? You can see the full Embrace the Earth event below!

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What You'll Need

A jar that can close
Water
Cooking oil
Soap

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How to Do it

Fill the jar with water
Pour in some oil and let it sit to see what happens
Add soap to the water, close the jar, and shake it.

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Impact on Marine Life

You and your students have seen what happens in an oil spill and how these disasters are cleaned up. Did you know, this is very similar to how washing your hands to prevent germs from spreading works.

Are you looking for more Earth Day activities? Check out Dr. Wooten and Dr. Speicker's activity about ocean acidification.

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Deaf Ed Classroom Activity: Pollution & Marine Life

Pollution & Marine Life

Interactive Earth Day Activity in ASL

Did you know your everyday activities can have an impact on marine life? In this activity, Dr. Alicia Wooten and Dr. Barbara Spiecker show us how ocean acidification can impact animals like crabs or clams.

Watch Dr. Wooten and Dr. Spiecker perform an experiment showing what can happen to an exoskeleton living in high acidity. You can find the instructions below!

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What You'll Need

Two Cups
Two Raw Eggs
Vinegar
Water

How to Do it

Living in an acidic environment can have a negative impact on marine life. You can compare what happens to an exoskeleton in a healthy vs. acidic environment if you:

Fill one jar with water
Fill one jar with vinegar
Place a raw egg in each jar
Wait for 5-7 days
Remove each egg and compare!

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Impact on Marine Life

You and your students have seen what can happen to a crab's shell if it lives in a polluted ocean. With weaker shells it is more difficult to protect themselves against predators.

Carbon Dioxide isn't the only way humans have impacted the ocean. In their next activity, Dr. Wooten and Dr. Spiecker explain why oil spills are so devastating, how they're cleaned up, and why you should wash your hands!

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Deaf Ed Classroom Activity: Ocean Acidification

Ocean Acidification

Interactive Earth Day Activity in ASL

Did you know your everyday activities can have an impact on the ocean? In this activity, Dr. Alicia Wooten and Dr. Barbara Spiecker show us how humans have had an impact on the pH levels of the ocean – also known as ocean acidification.

Watch Dr. Wooten and Dr. Spiecker perform an experiment showing how acids and bases can impact water. You can find the instructions below!

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What You'll Need

Cabbage Juice (Recipe)
Baking Soda
Vinegar
Cups
Straws

How to Do it

Acids and bases have different impacts on the ocean. We can visualize this by mixing different materials with cabbage juice. If a substance is acidic, the cabbage juice will turn pink. If it's a base, blue.

Fill three cups with an equal amount of cabbage juice
In one cup, pour in a little bit of vinegar and stir.
In another cup, pour in the baking soda and stir.
If you have a straw, put it into the third cup and blow into it for 3-4 minutes.

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Impact on the Ocean

You and your students have seen the drastic impact acidification can have on cabbage juice, but what does it mean?

In their next activity, Dr. Wooten and Dr. Spiecker show you how ocean acidification can impact marine life.

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Processing the Violence Against the AAPI Community with your Students

Processing the violence against the AAPI community with your students

During the course of this pandemic, we have begun to recognize a rise in violence and racism towards the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community. While not anti-racism experts, the CSD Learns team knows from firsthand experience that the classroom is often the place where deaf and hard of hearing students turn to for clarity and to process major events occurring in the world using American Sign Language.

Our team has compiled some resources for you to use as you prepare to have those conversations, whether it is about the recent shootings that occurred in Atlanta, GA or the discrimination and racism towards the AAPI community during this pandemic.

Addressing Anti-Asian Bias

Formerly known as Teaching Tolerance, Learning for Justice has put together a few articles about how to address the recent events as well as the historical events that led us to this point in America.

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After Atlanta: Teaching About Asian American Identity and History

An Asian-American and educator wrote this article about teaching Asian American identity and history to our students.

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Holding Space for the Violence in Atlanta

This brief video was posted on Twitter with simple pointers in how to hold space for your students regarding the violence in Atlanta, GA.

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Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Discrimination Resources for Educators

The LA County Office of Education posted this page filled with various of links to help you facilitate hard discussions with your students and some materials to use in your lesson planning.

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Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators

Released by the Toronto District School Board a month ago, this booklet is developed through the Canadian perspective. It includes a history of Asian Canadians and distinguishes anti-Asian racism from anti-Black/anti-Indigenous racism.

This booklet also provides principles for educators on building an anti-oppressive learning environment.

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How to Teach Kids About Taboo Topics

What do you do in the exact moment your student brings up something that you’re uncomfortable addressing? Liz Kleinrock talks about how important it is to address taboo topics that bring you, or other people in the classroom, discomfort.

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Young, Proud, and Sung-jee

This e-book was developed to promote conversations with students on the recent anti-Asian racism that has occurred during this time of the pandemic. It is suited for elementary aged children and includes advanced vocabulary with child-friendly definitions.

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There’s been a rise in anti-Asian attacks. Here’s how to be an ally to the community

This article from Newsela talks about how we, as allies, can show our support for the Asian and Asian American communities, from donating to organizing. Use this article to discuss allyship with your students and how important it is to take action in ways big and small to dismantle systemic racism.

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Teaching After Political Unrest: Resources for Deaf Education

Talking with your students about the events at the Capitol

Part of the job as educators is to bring a space for our students to talk about the current events of the world. Last night, many of us were glued to the TV watching the events that unfolded at the United States Capitol as Congress began to certify the votes of the Presidential Election of 2020. How do we address this event with our students? Here are some resources that we found to assist you in your instructional planning.

Protestors Storm the U.S. Capitol – News in ASL

To make the current events accessible in ASL, here is a video of Alex Abenchuchan, a deaf journalist and creator of The Daily Moth, explaining what happened at the U.S. Capitol.

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Discussing Challenging News Stories With Kids

This article talks about addressing the hard and scary news with students in the classroom. Suggestions are provided on how to guide the conversation with children without instilling fear in them.

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Resources for Teachers on the Days After the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

This guest post discusses how this topic should not be limited to social studies classes but all. In this article, you’ll find specific tips for educators on how to be creative with the dialogue, including remote learning. There are also links to further resources to use with activities that promote this much-needed dialogue.

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Help Students Process Their Thinking

As the event happened, many educators took upon Twitter for support. One asked, “How do we discuss this tomorrow with our students?” There were so many great responses and @alanakooi‘s response stood out. Read on for her specific suggestion for an activity suited for language arts classes.

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Supporting Students During Troubling Times

This is a list created by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) on how to support students during troubling times. It also advises educators to check with schools to see how much is allowed to be discussed in the classroom. While this article may have been written regarding the election results but still applicable to yesterday’s events.

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Teaching on the Days After, A Facebook Group

This Facebook group is where educators come together to have a dialogue on how to address the traumatic events of the world in the classroom. It is also a place where educators get support and share resources to use with students with each other. You would need to join the group to be able to participate.

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What I’m telling my kids about January 6th, 2021

This blog post is from a parent who shares how they’re discussing the riot with their young children. It provides structure for how to respond to children and their questions in simple ways. The author also provides other links for further reading on the subject.

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Exploring Financial Education Strategies

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Exploring Financial Education Strategies

On December 10, 2020, co-hosts Todd Bonheyo and MaryEllen Graham were back at it for their second webinar in CSD Learns’ Best Practices of Financial Education Series. Joined by guest-panelist Daniel Heinze, a middle school and high school math teacher at New Mexico School for the Deaf, the three discussed the advantages and challenges of teaching personal finance in an in-person classroom versus a virtual one.

Topics covered included ASL vocabulary for financial terminology, as well as how to engage students in a virtual realm without traditional “hands-on” activities. The group also shared their thoughts and experiences about the general transition process from-in-person to remote learning due to the pandemic.

Want to see what they have to say? Watch a recording of the webinar here:

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You can find links and explanations to all of the resources that were shared below.

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Websites

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Check out dream jobs

Salary.com

Your students have probably already been asked “what do you want to be when you grow up.” Salary.com is a great way for them to find out what compensation they can expect if they pursue their dream job. Having an understanding of what they can make annually can help put other costs, like college or rent, into perspective.

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How much does a house cost?

Trulia and Realtor.com

Homeownership and rental costs make up a large portion of a personal budget, but not many students have a grasp on how much different living situations cost. Have your students explore realty websites to get a better handle of how many different types of homes, in different areas cost. You can even take it up a notch by having them compare living costs with the salaries they looked up on salary.com!

Hands-on Activities

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Let’s make a budget!

Budget Challenge

Did you know that 65% of Americans don’t know what they spent last month? According to a survey done by mint.com, only 2 out of 5 Americans could tell you exactly what they spent in the previous thirty days. Making and sticking to a budget takes discipline – and practice.

Budgetchallenge.com provides a two-month financial literacy program that you can use with your students to teach about emergency funds, bills, debt, and more.

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Field Trips

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Opportunities for financial education are everywhere. Whether it's figuring out whether to buy your food in bulk, understanding what impact a car loan will have, or setting up a savings account, your students will need to have a solid grasp on their finances. Setting up virtual or in-person field trips to these staple locations are a great opportunity for your students to learn more about their everyday finances. Here are some great examples of places you can work with, and what your students can learn from them:

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Auto dealerships

Many students dream of owning their own car. As a large purchase, they likely won’t have much experience with it before they purchase their first one. Contact your local auto dealership to see if they can explain the finances that surround an automobile purchase, including things like:

Insurance: How much is insurance? Where do you get it? What impacts your rate?

Car Loan: What’s a good rate? How can you get one? How does interest factor in?

Kelly Blue Book: What resources can you use to make sure you’re getting the best deal? What should you be looking for in cost and capabilities?

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Travel Agencies

Spice up your financial education classes with photos of a beach paradise, mountain hideaway, or energetic city. Traveling includes a lot of separate costs, but is extremely motivating. A field trip with a travel agency is a great way to teach your students about saving for, and spending on, a trip of a lifetime. Your guest presenter could cover things like managing costs for:

Car rental
Airfare
Hotel
Food

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Home improvement stores

Daniel recommends taking your virtual class on the move. For one financial education lesson, he traveled to his local home improvement store, showed his students different products and asked them to create the budget for a fictional home improvement project in their living spaces. Through this field trip, his students were able to figure out cost for area/volume, and see what goes into creating a budget for house projects.

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Big Box Stores

Have you ever justified buying more because of a great sale? Don’t worry, it happens to all of us. BOGO deals are designed to get consumers to spend more. Take a field trip to your local big box store to teach your students about discounts and percentages.

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Grocery Stores

Are your students prepared to determine whether it’s better to buy a product in bulk? Take them on a virtual field trip to a grocery store and work through your decision-making processes with them. Grocery shopping is something that everyone will need to do at some point in their lives, so this is a great real-life lesson for students to learn sooner, rather than later.

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Banks

It’s never too early to start saving. A trip to the bank is a perfect opportunity to teach your students about what it takes to open an account, how to allocate savings, manage a checking account and more. You can even ask a banker to talk more about building credit and what to look for when taking out loans.

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Books

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Looking for books to supplement your financial education courses? Daniel has three strong recommendations.

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The Infographic Guide to Personal Finance

Michele Cagan

An inexpensive, fun, and visual guide for everything you need to know about managing your personal finances.

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Personal Financial Literacy

Joan S. Ryan and Christie Ryan

This textbook gives your students an overview of financial topics that will impact them throughout their lives, like budgeting, identity theft, savings, and more.

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Consumer Mathematics

Kathleen Harmeyer

The Consumer Mathematics textbook provides lessons on basic math skills that are used in grocery shopping, managing a household, and other everyday life activities.

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