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Washington State Department of Financial Institutions: Right on the Money

For Students 9th - 10th
[PDF] Booklet provides practical advice on topics such as banking, creating a spending plan, and finding college money.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Sending Money Overseas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to wire money or send cash to someone far away.
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Math Playground

Math Playground: Zogs and Monsters Money

For Students 1st - 2nd
An online game where students practice their skills at counting money.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing for Math Class: Follow the Path of Five Dollars

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
For this lesson, Pat Brisson's book Benny's Pennies is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will discover ways to spend money that meets specific criteria. Students must explain their process for their spending choices, and then they...
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Treasury Direct: Money Math: Lessons for Life: Math and Taxes:a Pair to Count On

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students have the opportunity to see how the money they earn is dependent, to a great extent, on the education they gain, by examining occupations and salaries. They then will use pay stubs and tax tables to learn what happens to the...
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Dolphin Feed Counting Money

For Students 1st - 3rd
Count money quickly to feed the dolphins and win the game!
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Practical Money Skills

Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life: Road Trip to Savings

For Students 3rd - 8th
Arcade-style game introduces young learners to concepts of saving, spending, needs, and wants. Players have to keep their cars on the road by allocating their spending between needs (car insurance and gas) and wants.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Pennies Make Cents

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a lesson that allows for students to examine pennies. Includes links to information about coins as well as activities. It also includes information on the history of the penny.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Buy a Bond, James: A Lesson on Us Savings Bonds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is extremely informative for teaching children the value of saving money. "You will write a persuasive letter telling why people use savings bonds as a way to save their money."
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: A Penny Saved Is a Penny at 4.7% Earned

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a lesson from EconEdLink where students learn about saving money. Includes activities and materials.
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Rice University

Cynthia Lanius at Rice University: The Million $ Mission

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a fun exercise on how to multiply your salary--a sample problem dealing with exponents and money.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Do you like candy? Help John count his pocket money and he will buy you a treat!
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Dolphin Feed

For Students 2nd - 4th
Count money quickly to feed the dolphins and win the game!
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Managing Debt

For Students 9th - 10th
Debt is the money you owe someone and its not always bad. Learn what it is, how to get out of it, and where to start.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: We Are Consumers and Producers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this lesson you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

American History: Election of 1896: It Came Down to a Question of Money

For Students 6th - 8th
This program, part of The Making of a Nation from Voice of America gives a very good description of the issues in the presidential campaign of 1896. Learn about the differences between the gold bugs and silverites, a third party...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Interest (An Introduction)

For Students 6th - 8th
What is interest? What is the difference between simple interest and compound interest? Find the answers to these questions, learn how to calculate interest for a loan, and see how interest can help your money grow. Includes ten practice...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banking Is Interest Ing!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Banks are important to Americans. We use banks to save money and earn interest, or borrow money and pay interest. This lesson introduces the concepts of banking to children.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: "Should You Learn to Fly?"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will define opportunity cost as they list various career choices and salaries, and calculate future value of money.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy, a social satire by this Nobel Prize-winning author. This trilogy chronicles the lives of three generations of an upper-middle-class London Forsyte family obsessed...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Areas of Rectangular Composite Figures Challenge:word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A learning module where students solve multi-step word problems involving money and the area of rectangles. A video shows how to solve a sample problem. [2:21] A set...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Buying a Used Car

For Students 9th - 10th
You can save a lot of money by buying a used car instead of a new car. Article provides tips for buying a used car. Also, learn about warranties and how to pay for it.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math at the Grocery Store

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...

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