This article serves as a quick-reference guide to our course catalog. For the live, up-to-date list, browse the course library in your portal (Assigned Courses → Add Course).
Personal Finance Core Foundations (2e)
Best for: Most personal finance teachers, grades 9–12 and intro college.
Overview: Our flagship comprehensive course. Walks students through financial responsibility, banking, budgeting, saving, investing, credit, taxes, careers, and entrepreneurship. Aligned to current national personal finance standards.
Length: Full-year or semester-long, depending on pacing.
Plan availability: Core tier and above (students need access to student-side curriculum).
Personal Finance Core Foundations (Legacy)
Best for: Teachers continuing on the original version mid-year, or districts standardized on Legacy.
Overview: The original version of Core Foundations. Same general scope as 2e but with the original lesson sequence and examples.
Length: Full-year or semester-long.
Plan availability: Core tier and above.
Introduction to Financial Literacy (Legacy)
Best for: Shorter units, middle school, or as a primer before a deeper course.
Overview: A condensed entry-level course covering the foundations of personal finance — banking basics, budgeting essentials, simple saving and credit concepts. Lighter scope than Core Foundations.
Length: Semester or shorter.
Plan availability: Core tier and above.
OpenStax Courses from Rice University
Best for: Higher education, dual enrollment, or AP-level classes.
Overview: Higher-ed-grade economics and personal finance courses developed by Rice University and distributed via OpenStax. Rigorous content, suitable for college and advanced high school audiences.
Length: Varies by course.
Plan availability: Pro tier and above.
Arcade Games (Standalone Mini-Courses)
Best for: Warm-ups, sub days, single-period activities.
Overview: Not full courses, but bite-sized 15–30 minute games covering specific concepts (budgeting, investing, credit, scams). Most come with teacher-ready worksheets.
Plan availability: All tiers, including Starter (free).
See 10.4 The Arcade: Bite-Sized Financial Games for details.
What's Coming Next
Intertwined regularly publishes new curriculum content. To stay current:
Check the Add Course library periodically — new courses appear there first
Watch for our semester webinars (Plus tier and above) where new content is previewed
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9.4 The Arcade: Bite-Sized Financial Games