As Thanksgiving break and the season of giving approach, engage your students with these four fun and festive NGPF activities.

1. Plan a Friendsgiving Dinner Project

Part of our Budgeting unit, this popular project gets students in groups to plan a potluck Friendsgiving dinner. They’ll work together to build a menu, calculate costs, and complete a group budget.

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Virtual PD: Activity Spotlight: Plan a Friendsgiving Dinner

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 4pm PT/7pm ET

Explore the resource more deeply in our Virtual PD with Amanda,  where you'll get implementation ideas and supplemental resources to make the project a success in your classroom.

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BONUS RESOURCE:

One teacher shared how she customizes this activity for her classroom. Read her tips.

2. NEW: Harvesting Financial Wisdom Activity and Decor

An activity that also works as classroom decor - a win-win! Have your students write their financial wisdom on cutouts of Thanksgiving produce and decorate it. Then, post them all to a bulletin board or your door for display.

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3. Feast and Finance Picture Riddles

In this 15-20 minute activity, students interpret pictures to identify personal finance or Thanksgiving phrases. Use our Google Doc for individual work or Google Slides for a whole-class experience!

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BONUS RESOURCE:

A teacher created a Google Form version of this activity. Head to FinLit Fanatics to get the link.

4. The Philanthropy Mini-Unit

This mini-unit is especially timely as the giving season kicks off. In just three lessons, students will learn what it means to be a philanthropist, how to research charities, and how philanthropy has evolved in the 21st century.

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Philanthropy Mini-Unit Top Resources

Explore the mini-unit with Albert and come away with five favorite resources to share the power of giving with your students.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 | 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET

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BONUS RESOURCES: FinCap Friday Videos

Use one of NGPF’s most popular resources - FinCap Fridays - to bring philanthropy content to your students:

• What Brings Bliss? A Gratitude Practice!
• Global Giving Movement

We are thankful for all you do to make personal finance learning relevant and interesting!

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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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