Educational Resources

Lesson Plan Integration

Students nation-wide are required to meet state and national standards to ensure academic proficiency in all disciplines.  Family economics and financial education can be taught in a variety of classroom settings, programs and disciplines. The links below contain integration guides that show how the FEFE curriculum meets and compliments the standards for each organization and discipline. This information can be found at the beginning of each lesson plan or by clicking on the links below.  If you can not find an integration model for your discipline or situation please email us at; FEFE@cals.arizona.edu.

• Family and Consumer Sciences
• National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) 
• Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• National Business Education Association (NBEA)

State Standards

The Family Economics & Financial Education curriculum has also been aligned to individual state standards.  This information can be found by going to the state resources section then selecting a specific state. 

FEFE has not cross-referenced state standards for every state.  Please e-mail FEFE@cals.arizona.edu with a request for your state to be aligned with the FEFE curriculum. 

Promoting Your Family Economics and Finance Course

For additional information and support when communicating with administrators, parents and community members on how the Family Economics & Financial Education curriculum can be effectively integrated into your program, review the Promoting Family Economics and Finance section of the Web site.  Helpful documents include:

• Who We Are  
• Talking Points  
• Teaching Take Charge of Your Finances “An Educator’s Analysis of the Curriculum”
• Parent Letter