New Jersey
3rd-5th Grade
State Standards
Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills for 3rd-5th Grade. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.
9.1 Personal Financial Literacy by the End of Grade 5
9.1.5.CR: Civic Financial Responsibility
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.CR.1: Compare various ways to give back and relate them to your strengths, interests, and other personal factors.
Under Development
9.1.5.CP: Credit Profile
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.CP.1: Identify the advantages of maintaining a positive credit history.
9.1.5.EG: Economic and Government Influences
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.EG.1: Explain and give examples of what is meant by the term 'tax.'
9.1.5.EG.2: Describe how tax monies are spent.
9.1.5.EG.3: Explain the impact of the economic system on one's personal financial goals.
Under Development
9.1.5.EG.4: Describe how an individual's financial decisions affect society and contribute to the overall economy.
Under Development
9.1.5.EG.5: Identify sources of consumer protection and assistance.
Under Development
9.1.5.FI: Financial Institutions
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.FI.1: Identify various types of financial institutions and the services they offer including banks, credit unions, and credit card companies.
9.1.5.FP: Financial Psychology
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.FP.1: Illustrate the impact of financial traits on financial decisions.
9.1.5.FP.2: Identify the elements of being a good steward of money.
9.1.5.FP.3: Analyze how spending choices and decision-making can result in positive or negative consequences.
9.1.5.FP.4: Explain the role of spending money and how it affects well-being and happiness (e.g., 'happy money,' experiences over things, donating to causes, anticipation, etc.).
Under Development
9.1.5.FP.5: Illustrate how inaccurate information is disseminated through various external influencers including the media, advertisers/marketers, friends, educators, and family members.
Under Development
9.1.5.PB: Planning and Budgeting
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.PB.1: Develop a personal budget and explain how it reflects spending, saving, and charitable contributions.
9.1.5.PB.2: Describe choices consumers have with money (e.g., save, spend, donate).
9.1.5.RMI: Risk Management and Insurance
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Defined by Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
9.1.5.RMI.1: Identify risks that individuals and households face.
9.1.5.RMI.2: Justify reasons to have insurance.