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Children & Money |
USEFUL LINKS
Business Guide for Kids [Provided by BusinesInsurance.org. Click on "Business Guide for Kids" to find a wealth of information aimed to teach children about the importance of money management and business skills.]
CardRatings.com [Free educational materials and resources in addition to free credit card ratings and reviews. The U.S. Citizens for Fair Credit Card Terms maintains this Web site]
CashCourse [CashCourse® provides financial education resources for colleges. It's online, it's free, it's noncommercial, and it's brought to you by The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®).dedicated to improving the well-being of all Americans]
Children and Money [Offers money tips for young Americans, financial information and education resources]
EconEd Link [A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students]
Federal Reserve [Dedicated to personal financial education and the idea that there is a lot to learn about money]
Financial games [Financial games]
Financial Literacy 2010 [A national campaign to increase the average high school student's savvy about personal finance and investment]
Financial Literacy of Young American Adults [An analysis of the Jump$tart Coalition's 2008 biennial survey, is available in PDF on the Jump$tart Web site. The survey, which launched in 1997 and has been conducted every other year since 2000, focuses on high school seniors but included college students for the first time in 2008. The results of these surveys (and comparisons with earlier surveys) are included in the book. Also available on this site is Making the Case for Financial Literacy, 2009, a collection of personal finance statistics that Jump$tart compiled from other sources]
Financial Literacy Online [Financial Literacy Online is a product of National Student Loan Program, a nonprofit student loan guaranty agency dedicated to financial literacy, based on the belief that education helps all consumers manage debt and other financial matters. Financial Literacy Online is a comprehensive and convenient online learning center that teaches students the basics of personal money management. Courses are for students planning for college, enrolled in college, planning to graduate from college, or recently graduated from college. Anyone interested in money management-including parents-may take the courses]
Funny Money [This program educates youth about the basics of personal finance including money management, credit, debt and savings and uses a unique presentation format to make a lasting impression on students. Since Investor Education Fund first began sponsorship of the program in 2005 in partnership with the Cambridge Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Funny Money has reached over 150,000 students in 250 Ontario schools]
It All Adds Up [Interactive program designed to help high school teachers and students understand responsible personal finance management skills and the proper care and use of credit.]
Kids.gov [Find links to government and other kid's site. The official kids' portal of the U.S. government
to government and other kids' sites]Kids.gov on money [Money section of government website for children grades K-8 and educators.]
KidsEcon Posters [The KidsEcon Posters© project is dedicated to giving teachers the tools they need to help their students understand the exciting economic world around them - making them more effective producers, consumers, savers, investors, and voting citizens.]
Mad About Money [A four-part program that helps you learn about your money!]
Money Talks [This web site was developed by the UCCE Money 2000+ for Teens workgroup for financial literacy.]
MyMoneyManagement.net [MyMoneyManagement.net is a collaborative effort by the financial services industry to provide consumers with access to financial information and educational tools to help in managing their personal finances]
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [A public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250 affiliates, NCTM is the world's largest organization dedicated to improving math education in pre-K 12. Very good site for math lessons]
National Council on Economic Education [The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers]
National Endowment for Financial Education [Provides Americans with practical money-management skills]
Pathways to Life Success for University Students [Cultivating positive financial attitudes and behaviors for healthy adulthood]
Reading Makes Cents [This site is the online resource to supplement Reading Makes Cents National 4-H Curriculum. Reading Makes Cents is a financial literacy and reading curriculum for children in grades 3-5]
Rowdy Cents [Rowdy Cents invites you to take a financial journey with him! Find out why taking care of your money as a student now will matter in the future when you graduate with your degree. Learn to spend money wisely and build wealth]
$ave [Junior Achievement $ave, USA parent lessons help you to discuss and learn about these and other important money-management issues with your kids]
Smarty Pig [Smarty Pig is a free, online savings account for people who want to save for specific goals. The account also is FDIC-insured. A person types in the dollar amount they wish to save and the time frame in which they would like to reach their goal. The Web site technology suggests a monthly deposit amount to the account holder to reach that goal]
StageCoach Island [Wells Fargo recently launched a free virtual world, "Stagecoach Island," an entertaining and interactive companion site to Hands on Banking, its free financial education program. Teens can explore the island and its hidden secrets, connect with friends and make new ones, and learn smart money management. Educators can use the "Stagecoach Island" virtual world in the West Texas Center for Economic Education classroom to teach important lessons in budgeting, saving, managing credit, buying a home, and getting a job]
Teach Children to Save [The American Bankers Association has launched "Teach Children To Save," a Web site designed to make classroom lessons for children available to everyone. The site offers tips for young people and their parents on how to establish a budget, start a savings account, and make regular deposits]
Teen Guides [Teen financial guides]
The Student Money Management Center [Provides tools and solutions students need to achieve financial independence during their college experience]
TheMint.org [Packed with fun activities, games, challenges, quizzes and tests for kids and teens, tips for parents, and entertaining programs and lesson plans for teachers and students]
ThinkFinity [Teach students the importance of financial literacy with great interactive lessons]
Thrive by Five [Thrive by Five, Teaching Your Preschooler About Spending and Saving (available in both English and Spanish)]
Wise Pockets World [A great place for parents, kids, an teachers to learn about managing money]You Are Here [The Federal Trade Commission launched a new Web site to introduce kids to key consumer and business concepts. Set in a shopping mall, You Are Here takes kids on an experiential journey that presents the FTC's mission and its important role in American commerce. Kids under 12 are reported to spend billions of dollars on goods and services every year. The site features animated guides who help visitors navigate a virtual mall and interact with shopkeepers and other consumers.]
Your Money Counts [A web site designed to help young adults, high school and college students respond to financial issues, Jump$tart Coalition partner]
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