After more than 400 teachers expressed interest in bringing podcasts into the classroom, we decided to build out a ready-to-use activity to fulfill that desire. This week's activity (you will be asked to Make a Copy when you click on the link) is a little bit different as it is more reflective than informative. After students listen to 3-4 minute audio excerpts from the NGPF Podcast of three women speaking about how their childhood memories impacted the way they see money, they are asked to reflect on their own early money lessons. Students will have the option to listen to Jean Chatzky (CEO of HerMoney), Tara Falcone (Founder of ReisUp), and Erin Lowry (Author of Broke Millennial).

How can you implement this in your classroom? Try having students listen to ONE of the podcast clips and then complete the Google form. You could then have them pair-share with another student who listened to a different podcast OR put three students in a breakout room, have them each take one of the podcasts, and then share their money experiences.

If you would like to stay on the similar topic of how one’s life experiences impact the way they think about money for the whole class period, check out NGPF’s Behavioral Econ Unit Page 

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Check out our past Podcasts in the Classrooms (we will be releasing a new one every two weeks):

• 3/8/2021 - Her Career Path
• 2/22/2021 - Dollar Cost Averaging
• 1/25/2021 - Score! Learn More About Credit
• 1/11/2021 - How Do You Think About Saving?
• 12/14/2020 - Financial Aid Tips and Tricks
• 11/30/2020 - Professional Athletes' and Money
• 11/9/2020 - What's the Relationship Between Money and One's Emotional Well-Being?

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About the Author

Ren Makino

Ren started interning at NGPF in 2014, and worked part-time through high school and college. With his knowledge growing alongside NGPF, he joined the team to work full-time after graduating from college in 2020. He is also the producer of the NGPF podcast. During his free time, he likes to try out coffees from different roasters across the world.