Oct 10, 2024

Activity Ideas for Spooky Season

Brew up some Halloween fun in your classroom this month with these resources that will have your students howling for more!

 

NEW Scary Finance Stats Posters

Decorate for spooky season and remind your students what a treat it is to be taking your class so they have the knowledge they need to avoid becoming one of these scary statistics.

Bonus Idea: Turn the stats into a trivia game by using Kahoot!, Nearpod’s Time to Climb, or another trivia resource to have students compete in groups.

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Escape from the Haunted Mansion Activity

This Google Form virtual escape room has students solve a series of personal finance related mysteries to find the Golden Budget Book. 

See the Activity

 

Halloween-Themed Kahoot! Quiz 

A 10-question Halloween-themed Kahoot! quiz all about consumer shopping statistics. 

 

Halloween Questions of the Day

Have these bell-ringers up as students walk into your classroom to prompt discussion:

What are the top 3 most popular Halloween candies?

What percent of Americans say Halloween is worth going into debt for?

How much money do Americans waste on uneaten candy for Halloween?

What is the #1 way consumers plan to celebrate Halloween?

 

Upcoming PD

Halloween Ideas for the Personal Finance Classroom 

1pm PT / 4pm ET | Monday, October 14

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Want more ideas? Join the FinLit Fanatics Facebook group to find out what other teachers are doing for Halloween.

 

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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