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Credit Union National Assoc.: Googolplex: The Cu Guide for Student Money Makers

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site about saving money, with information on history of credit unions, money words, games about money, and more. Enter one of the three areas, each targeting a different age level.
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Treasury Direct: Money Math: Secret of Becoming a Millionaire [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson focuses on understanding fractions, decimals and percentages as the math skills, and saving money and compounding interest as the economic skills. [PDF]
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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.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Saving and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Rule of 72 with examples of compound interest and its power to help grow students' money.
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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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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Money: Kids and Cash

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides a lesson plan about the dynamics of saving and borrowing with banks.
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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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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Checking and Savings Accounts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practical Mathematics begins with the basic checking and savings account and how to reconcile a checking account statement. Simple and compound interest are demonstrated in this step by step flipchart.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System College Costs Surge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this activity, students will explore the expected cost of college and also look at methods of saving money for the future. Comparing simple and compound interest will help students make decisions about their future. Students will...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks

For Teachers K - 1st
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. Students explore how well different savings places achieve these objectives. This...
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Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?

For Students 9th - 10th
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.