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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
Activity
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Great Minds Think: A Kid's Guide to Money

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sixteen-page booklet helps the reader learn all about managing money: how to earn it, the real cost of spending it, how to plan a budget, and saving money.
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life: Financial Football

For Students 9th - 10th
Football-themed game tests your consumer-finance aptitude regarding interest, banking, credit, budgeting, saving, and spending.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Your Life Your Money

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents an abundance of financial information and helpful tips; real stories from real people on managing your money. Some of the financial challenges include getting out of debt, saving money, insurance, and investments.
eBook
Other

Ally: Adventures With Money;: Planet Zeee and the Money Tree

For Students K - 1st
Comic book for elementary students helps with understanding money concepts.
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Countdown to Retirement

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover whether your budgeting skills will leave you wealthy or land you in the poor house in this engaging interactive game. This game teaches practical life skills for developing sound budgeting practices and making good financial...
Website
Other

St. Petersburg Times: Money Stuff

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource makes finance and all aspects of managing money understandable, including budgets, banking, credit, buying a car, and more.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten financial literacy lesson plans allow college young scholars to build on their skills and cover topics such as budgeting, living on your own, managing credit cards, cars and loans, and saving and investing.
Interactive
Thinkport Education

Maryland Public Television: Sense and Dollars

For Students 9th - 10th
Engaging, fun tutorials and interactive games related to earning, spending, saving, and budgeting money.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating a Budget by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
Design a personal budget in six steps. Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Top Questions Kids Ask About Money & Answers Better Money Habits

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How to turn uncomfortable questions into an opportunity to teach kids about money. Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
Handout
Other

California Jump Start: Money Rules 4 Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten money rules that every high school kid should know, available in both English and Spanish.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How to Establish an Emergency Savings Fund Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
An emergency fund is an important part of your financial picture. Learn how much you need and how to get started. Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Avengers Comic Teaches Mad Money Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
The Avengers teach Spider-Man the principles of saving and spending as they save a bank from the evil powers of Mole Man. This site includes an online comic book, an instruction guide for teachers, and a budget worksheet.
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Save a Million

For Students 9th - 10th
Practical skills in finance and economics teach students about saving, budgeting, and retirement. Students can calculate what it takes to become a millionaire based on their age and income.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Special Needs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten customizable financial lessons designed for special needs students.
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Financial Football

For Students 9th - 10th
Make personal finance fun with Visa's fast-paced interactive NFL-themed video game that engages students while teaching them personal finance skills.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Budgets

For Students 9th - 10th
Budgets shows a variety of ways money is used and asks students to list the products that they use each day and to compute how much money they will need to earn to afford to live on their own.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: It's My Life Managing Money: Spending and Saving

For Students 3rd - 8th
It is important for kids to learn how to manage their own money. This section of It's My Life-Managing Money focuses on spending and saving. Additional topics including money goals, expenses, savings, budgeting, and money tips are listed...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Easy Tips to Save Money Every Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Saving starts with just a few simple changes to your spending. Learn how to save money on your everyday expenses, like groceries, transportation and entertainment. [3:50]
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Piggy Bank Primer [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A workbook for children on how to save and manage their money, and how to create a budget.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this informative economics lesson plan. Find out how to save your money. "You will read about safe places for keeping money; you also will learn about places where money can earn money."
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Basics of Budgeting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the basics of budgeting and get tips for personal money management. View a video segment that shows how one woman is achieving her goals of financial independence by learning to set priorities. Includes a classroom guide and...
Article
Other

I Grad: Managing a College Student Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Help for high school students anticipating college expenses, so they can make the most of the money they have to spend when they get there.

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