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Finra Investor Education Foundation: Introduction to Earning Interest 11 & 12
Students will know and be able to use the formula for calculating compound interest and understand the effect of compounding on savings in this instructional activity.
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My Money
This Federal Government website provides consumers with many resources and much information to help them to manage their money better. Topics include budgeting, taxes, saving, investing, retirement planning, credit, and checking...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Save a Million
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 1: Saving Money for Your Future
Tips for learning the value of saving money to achieve your financial goals.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Grades 3 6
Four fiancial literacy lessons on allowances, money responsibility, saving, and comparison shopping. Lessons can be evaluated separately or as a group.
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Investing in Bonds
This website explores the decision to invest in bonds. Gives clear, easy to understand explanations that are accessible to the beginning investor. Addresses common questions that anyone should ask before investing their money.
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Finance Authority of Maine: Manage: Making Your Money Work
PDF with ten sections that help students set financial goals, track expenses, and create plans to manage their expenses to help their future selves.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills for Life: Lesson Plans
A series of financial literacy lesson plans broken out by grade range for grades from Pre-K through college, with an additional set of lessons created for students with special needs.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Money
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Money.
Genius Brands International
Secret Millionaires Club: Webisode Activities
Backed by Warren Buffett, "the world's most famous investor," the Secret Millionaires Club teaches children about saving and investing money, about how businesses and credit cards work, and about the personal qualities that support...
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Alliance for Investor Education: Investor's Clearinghous
This site is dedicated to facilitating greater understanding of investing, investments, and the financial markets among current and prospective investors of all ages.
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Rich Kid Smart Kid: Ima's Dream
Animated learning games for students in all grades K-12, teaches them about basic finance, how to save, give and invest.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: The Payoff
Help Alex and Jess make smart financial decisions within the tight three-day deadline and complete their video for the competition in this experiential game.
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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board: Financial Literacy: Teach It!
Students at all grade levels learn about basic finance skills and explore ways to make informed decisions about their financial future.
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Northwestern Mutual: When Will You Be a Millionaire
Calculate when your money will reach one million dollars, depending on which investment option you choose.
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Wyoming Retirement System: Sonia Meets Her Future Self
PDF comic book character, Sonia, a 6th grader, meets several future versions of herself and learns about saving for retirement.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Opportunity Cost
Consumers are faced with tough choices because so many innovative and exciting products and services are available. Therefore, engraining a decision-making process that includes considering of opportunity cost is necessary to shape...
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Rule of 72 Calculator
Use the Rule of 72 to estimate how long it will take to double an investment at a given interest rate. Divide 72 by the interest rate to see how long it will take to double your money on an investment.
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Federal Reserve Education: Core Concept Cards
Using Core Concept Cards is a quick way to reinforce economic and financial literacy concepts. This site offers quite a few ways to use these Core Concept Cards, including games to play with students, and interactive flash cards that...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: We Are Consumers and Producers
This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this instructional activity you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."
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Teen Analyst: Preparing for College
Choosing the right college is one of the most important things you will do in high school. This site has put together some articles to help you with getting in and succeeding while you're there.