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.
Katrina Strikes
Katrina Strikes (MP4 4:00)
In the Aftermath (MP4 6:32)
A Fresh Start (MP4 7:02)
Back to School (MP4 6:05)
Complete lesson plan (2.8 MB) 
Introduction and Lesson 1 (498 KB)
Lesson 2 (1 MB)
Lesson 3 (715 KB)
Lesson 4 (657 KB)
Exhibits (1 MB)
National standards matrix (155 KB)
