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Economic Awareness Council: Bank on It [Pdf]
Examine the reasons for establishing a checking account, learn how to choose an account type, and learn how to balance your checking account.
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Economic Awareness Council: Saving and Investing [Pdf]
Learn the advantages to saving money, some different types of savings plans, and some ways even people with small amounts of money can invest money to fund long-term goals.
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Economic Awareness Council: Ben Knows $: Money Smart Activities for Kids [Pdf]
It is never to early to begin saving money. Use this printable workbook to help young students learn concepts like the difference between want and need, the difference between saving and spending, what banks do, and how to budget to...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Working in a Global Economy
Debating the theories of globalization? Take advantage of the reading recommended here as well as the possibilities for discussion topics.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri St. Louis:wise Pockets: Kermit the Hermit
This is an elementary level lesson that deals with spending, saving, income, and interest. Requires the book Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet. Includes detailed lesson plan along with procedures and activities.
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life Managing Money: Spending and Saving
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...
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life Spending Smarts Think Before You Buy!
It is important for kids to learn how to manage and spend their money properly. This section of It's My Life - Spending Smarts include a number of different topics relating to wise shopping and purchases.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Debt
This website focuses on debt including debt load, debt basics, borrowing, bankruptcy, and getting out of debt.
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Austin Community College: 3 1 Simple Interest
Austin Community College provides an explanation of the simple interest formula along with some example problems. Provides the correct answers if you click in the empty boxes.
College Grad
College Grad: New Job Proverbs
Words of wisdom and helpful tips to guide you in your new career and new life after college.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Simple and Compound Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve real-world problems involving simple and compound interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Nolo
Nolo: An Overview of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
This page from Nolo provides an overview of what happens during the process of Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine
Comprehensive but easily understood legal guide for noncitizens in Spanish and English. Though directed to immigrants to Maine, the basic principles apply to immigrants to any state in the United States.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Causes Behind Hunger in America
This resource discusses hunger in America and explores the reasons behind it. In question and answer form, discussions include housing costs, poverty, food insecurity, and the many other problems the poor face. (Published Nov. 22, 2005)
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Multiple Percents
Have you ever seen an item that you wanted on sale for 15% of its original price? Have you tried to figure out what the sale price would be? Using this interactive lesson from T.V. 411, you can learn to calculate discounts with percentages.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, middle schoolers examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track!
This lesson will show students the importance of keeping track of their savings.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Buying on Credit Video and Quiz
Video [3:28] and quiz on the concept of buying on credit.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks
When choosing a place to put their money, people consider how safe there money will be, how easy it is to access, and whether it will earn more money. Young scholars explore how well different savings places achieve these objectives....
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Q T Pi Fashions Learning About Credit Card Use
Credit cards are convenient, user-friendly, and at times dangerous. In this lesson, students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credit, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Show Me the Money!
Learners will investigate unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision making, the ramifications of their choices, and options available to them. Students will compute costs and...
Practical Money Skills
Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life: Road Trip to Savings
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.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Corporation: Income Statement Case Study
This case study uses information from the Disney company to reinforce knowledge about corporation income statements. Additional activities in this case require Internet research.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
In this project students will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most out of...