TAYU educator standards map

TAYU modules are labeled with Fairfax County Public Schools financial-literacy units and Virginia Economics and Personal Finance Standards of Learning.

Market & Jars: FCPS Units 2 and 8; EPF.1 and EPF.16
Lemonade Stand: FCPS Units 5 and 14; EPF.2–EPF.4
Budget Town: FCPS Units 2 and 8; EPF.10, EPF.11, EPF.16
Bank of TAYU: FCPS Units 7 and 9; EPF.6, EPF.12, EPF.13
Money Garden and Bond Street: FCPS Unit 13; EPF.8 and EPF.17
Tax Office: FCPS Unit 11; EPF.8 and EPF.15

Grade pathways: K–2 modules 1–2; grades 3–5 modules 1–3; grades 6–12 all seven modules.

TAYU: Learn Money by Playing It

TAYU is a free K-12 financial-literacy game with grade-specific paths for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Learning modules

The Market and Jars teaches opportunity cost and money planning. The Lemonade Stand teaches supply, demand, revenue, costs, and profit. Budget Town teaches needs, wants, emergencies, and budgeting. The Bank of TAYU teaches accounts, debit, credit, borrowing, and scams. Money Garden and Bond Street teach research, diversification, risk, stocks, and bonds. The TAYU Tax Office teaches wages, W-2 forms, withholding, deductions, credits, refunds, and tax due.

For educators

Each module includes an objective, grade band, estimated time, FCPS Economics and Personal Finance unit, and Virginia EPF Standards of Learning alignment. TAYU is built to support teacher-led discussion, replay, and evidence-based financial decisions.

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