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Katrina's Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane

Meet Nick, Jacquelyn, and Jamie. Through these teenagers' stories, middle and high school students and their families will learn the importance of being financially prepared.

Katrina's Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane is a four-chapter, DVD-based curriculum that teaches students about financial responsibilities such as budgeting, banking, savings, and wise use of credit. The curriculum includes lesson plans and student activities tied to each five-minute video segment.

Teacher training
Developed by professional curriculum writers, each lesson plan expands and reinforces concepts aligned to national content standards in personal finance. To learn more about using Katrina's Classroom in your class, attend a workshop conducted by a Federal Reserve branch near you.

Downloading or ordering the curriculum
Using the links below, you can download the Katrina's Classroom DVD chapters, the English and Spanish transcripts, and the complete lesson plans.

To order a free Katrina's Classroom DVD/CD set, use the order form below.

DVD Chapters Windows Media RealPlayer
picture of houses in water Introduction (4:00) Hi-Res (15 MB)
Low-Res (2 MB)
Hi-Res (21 MB)
Low-Res (6 MB)
picture of Nick, age 16, New Orleans
Nick
In the Aftermath (6:32) Hi-Res (24 MB)
Low-Res (4 MB)
Hi-Res (34 MB)
Low-Res (11 MB)
Picture of Jacquelyn, Age 14, Biloxi
Jacquelyn
A Fresh Start (7:02) Hi-Res (26 MB)
Low-Res (4 MB)
Hi-Res (37 MB)
Low-Res (12 MB)
Picture of Jamie, Age 18, New Orleans
Jamie
Back to School (6:05) Hi-Res (22 MB)
Low-Res (3 MB)
Hi-Res (32 MB)
Low-Res (10 MB)

DVD Transcripts
English pdf document logo
English/Spanish pdf document logo


Lesson Plans
By Section
Introduction (48 K) pdf document logo
Lessons one and two (819 K) pdf document logo
Lessons three and four (792 K) pdf document logo
Exhibits (844 K) pdf document logo
Resources (45 K) pdf document logo
Complete Plan
Complete lesson plan (1.4 MB) pdf document logo

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picture of flood houses in New Orleans

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