Teachers told us lessons often run long and timing is hard to predict. We listened and made some changes to make your lesson prep easier. Now, every lesson is built for a 45-minute class period. It's the same course you already teach, refined, not rewritten.

The 11 units and their order are the same, most lessons have the same title, and the majority of activities carried over.

The updated course still covers most of the Classic course's learning objectives and the National Standards coverage is nearly identical. 

Explore the updated Semester Course.

What this means for you:

Less time reworking lessons to fit your periods. Pacing is consistent from one lesson to the next so you have more time for review, personalization, and implementation.

Room for review and testing. The updated course fits a real semester, containing 67 lessons with about 25% less instructional time.

Fewer broken links. Article summaries are embedded right in the Lesson Guide and Student Activity Packet for a smoother lesson delivery.

Keep a familiar structure. Every lesson still follows INTRO, LEARN IT, DO IT, and EXIT TICKET, with a Lesson Guide, Student Activity Packet, and Google Slides. Lesson activities, unit reviews, and tests will still have Spanish translations.

Behavioral Economics is less intimidating to students. We’ve renamed the unit Making Money Decisions and added a new decision-making framework to make it more accessible.

Crosswalks are updated, too. See how the updated Semester Course aligns with the National Standards as well as standards for 25 states.

Teaching a longer block? Each lesson will include Extend the Learning resources so you can stretch the lesson when you need to.

You don't have to switch right now

Finish your term the way you planned, and move over whenever it makes sense for you.

The Classic Semester Course will remain available through the end of this school year.

After that, it moves to Retired Resources, where you can still access it through the end of the 2027-28 school year.

Want to know exactly what changed? Here's a side-by-side comparison of the two courses.

Get Your Questions Answered in Live Virtual PD

We’ll explain why we made these changes, walk through what’s different, and give you time to explore the new lessons yourself. A member of NGPF’s curriculum team will be there to answer your questions.

Register Now:

Monday, Nov. 16 | 3pm PT (6pm ET)
Explore NGPF's Updated Semester Course

Wednesday, Dec. 2 | 3pm PT (6pm ET)
Explore NGPF's Updated Semester Course

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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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