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Teaching consumer and financial literacy
The Australian Curriculum provides many new content elaborations that allow teachers to incorporate consumer and financial literacy into less traditional subject areas at all year levels. Find fresh ways to explore a subject area by creating lessons that also enrich your students’ money skills.
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- Money and financial mathematics
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- ASIC
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- © ASIC. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 AU.
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