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FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS, LESSONS, GAMES & SIMULATIONS

GRADES 6 - 8 V4 2014Property of the Stockton Center for Economic & Financial Literacy at www.stockton.edu/finlit

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Provider of Programs/Curricula/Lesson Bundles Product NameGrade Level(s) Cost Location

Charles Schwab Foundation (through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America) Money Matters: Make It Count Grades 6 - 12 Free http://www.aboutschwab.com/community/financial-‐literacy/money-‐matters.html

Council for Economic Education Financial Fitness for Life Grades 6 - 8 Yes, a fee http://fffl.councilforeconed.org/

Council for Economic Education It All Adds Up Grades 7 - 12 Free http://www.italladdsup.org/

FINRA and the Consumer Federation of America Generation Money lessons, videos, etc. Grades 7 - 12 Free http://www.channelone.com/generationmoney/

ING Planet Orange Grades 1 - 6 Free http://www.orangekids.com/

Kansas Council on Economic Education Financial Foundations for Kids (FF4Kids) Grades K - 8 Free CD on request http://www.kcee.wichita.edu/fffk.htm

Money Savvy Generation Money Savvy U Grades 6 - 10 Yes, fees http://www.msgen.com/assembled/curriculum.html

Muriel F. Siebert Foundation, Inc. Money$tars Grades 6 - 8 Free on request https://www.siebertnet.com/html/StartAboutPFP.aspx

USA Today newspaper Net Gain: Scoring Points for Your Financial Future Grades 8 - 12 Free http://usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/index.php/personal-‐finance-‐net-‐gain/

TD Bank Wow!Zone (7 lessons) Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.tdbank.com/community/our_community.html

U.S. Department of the Treasury Money Math: Lessons for Life (4 lessons) Grades 7 - 9 Free http://www.mymoney.gov/content/money-‐math-‐lessons-‐life.html

Visa Practical Money Skills for Life (4 lessons) Grades 3 - 6 Free http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/lesson_plans/

Visa Practical Money Skills for Life (14 lessons) Grades 7 - 12 Free http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/lesson_plans/

Wells Fargo Hands on Banking: Teens Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/

Provider of Individual Lessons Product NameGrade Level(s) Cost Location

Acceleron Learning e-Learning video lectures on financial literacy Grades K - 12 Yes, a fee http://www.acceleronlearning.com/index.php/products/accelerator-‐curriculum

American Bankers Association Education Foundation Financial education lessons, resources Grades 4 - 12Some things free; others $ http://www.aba.com/ABAEF/Pages/ABAEFproducts.aspx

American Century Investments Yes You Can lessons and resources Grades 7 - 12 Free http://www.tipsforlife.net/

BizKid$ and WXXI PBS station Lessons through video, lesson plans Grades 6 - 12 Free http://bizkids.com/themes/basics

The BizWorld Foundation BizWorld program: applied activities Grades 3 - 8 Yes, a fee http://www.bizworld.org/programs/index.html

The BizWorld Foundation BizWiz program: applied activities Grades 5 - 8 Yes, a fee http://www.bizworld.org/programs/index.html

Classroom, Inc. Career simulations in finance Grades 6 - 12 Yes, a fee http://www.classroominc.org/node/7

Consumer Action and Capital One Bank MoneyWi$e lesson modules Grades 6 - 12 Free http://www.money-‐wise.org/

Discovery Communications, LLC Bucks, Banks, and Business lesson Grades 6 - 8 Free http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/bucksbanksandbusiness/

Federal Reserve of the U.S. Lessons, games, activities Grades K - 12 Free http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/resources/topics/teacher_personal_finance.cfm

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Katrina's Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane Grades 7 - 12 Free http://www.frbatlanta.org/forms/katrina.cfm

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Economics & Financial Education Lessons Grades K - 12 Free http://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/teachers/

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economics & Financial Education lessons, podcasts, videos, etc. Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/middle-‐school/lessons/

Film Ideas, Inc. FI Channels Financial Literacy Videos Grades 6 - 12Yes, $250 per school building http://fichannels.com/secure.php

H&R Block Dollars and Sense Lessons and games (for teens and teachers) Grades 8 - 12 Free http://www.hrblockdollarsandsense.com/what-‐were-‐doing/

InvestopediaTeaching Financial Literacy to Tweens tutorial (for teachers, parents) Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.investopedia.com/university/teaching-‐financial-‐literacy-‐tweens/

Mapping Your Future (nonprofit corsortium) CareerShip Grades 6 - 12 Free http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/index.cfm

McGraw Hill Financial Lessons and activities Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.ourkidsandmoney.com/

Money Instructor Money and personal finance lessons Grades K - 12 Free http://www.moneyinstructor.com/

Money Management International (a nonprofit) Lessons Grades K - 12 Free http://www.moneymanagement.org/Budgeting-‐Tools/Credit-‐Lesson-‐Plans.aspx

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathalicious, some lessons with personal finance Grades 6 - 8 Free http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L804

National 4-H Curriculum Be the "E"-Entrepreneurship lessons Grades 7 - 12 Some things free http://new.4-‐hcurriculum.org/projects/entrepreneur/

National 4-H Curriculum Consumer Savvy lessons Grades 7 - 12 Free http://new.4-‐hcurriculum.org/projects/consumer/

National 4-H Curriculum Financial Champions lessons Grades 7 - 12 Yes, a fee http://www.4-‐hmall.org/Category/4-‐hcurriculum-‐financial.aspxNorthwestern Mutual Foundation and Council for Economic Education The Mint Grades 6 - 12 Free http://www.themint.org/teachers/

PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP) Financial literacy lessons Grades 3 - 12 Free http://www.pwc.com/us/en/about-‐us/corporate-‐responsibility/pwc-‐financial-‐literacy-‐curriculum.jhtml

President's Advisory Council for Financial Capability Money as You Grow: 20 Lessons Grades P - 12 Free http://www.moneyasyougrow.org/

SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education Companion game lessons Grades K - 12 Free http://www.smgww.org/

Teachnology, Inc. Money math lessons, worksheets Grades K - 8 Free http://www.teach-‐nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/math/money/

Verizon Foundation Thinkfinity: Economics Lessons Grades K - 12 Free http://thinkfinity.org/lesson-‐plans

Verizon Foundation Thinkfinity: personal finance coming soon Grades K - 12 Free http://thinkfinity.org/21st-‐century-‐skills

U.S. Bancorp Escape from Knab simulation, monthly lesson Grades 6 - 10 Free http://www.escapefromknab.com/educational.html

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Lessons, games, activities; much on careers Grades 5 - 8 Free http://www.bls.gov/k12/teachers.htm

U.S. General Services Administration Kids.Gov, kids portal for the U.S. government, lessons Grades K - 8 Free http://www.kids.gov/

U.S. Mint Lessons and activities Grades K - 12 Free http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/

USA Today newspaper Entrepreneurship lessons Grades 5 - 12 Free http://usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/index.php/lesson-‐library-‐entrepreneurship

USA Today newspaper Financial Literacy lessons Grades 5 - 12 Free http://usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/index.php/lesson-‐library-‐financial-‐literacy

USA Today newspaper Money Matters 101 lessons Grades 5 - 12 Free http://usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/index.php/money-‐matters-‐101

Provider of Games and Simulations Product NameGrade Level(s) Cost Location

A Squared Entertainment Secret Millionaires Club (with Warren Buffett) Grades 3 - 6 Free http://www.smckids.com/

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Feed the Pig for Tweens Grades 4 - 6 Free http://tweens.feedthepig.org/tweens/

BizKid$ and WXXI PBS station Games on various topics Grades 6 - 12 Free http://bizkids.com/games

Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park 4-week curriculum + on-site budget simulation Grades 5 - 8 Free http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_mid_park_mobile.shtml

Channel One (news for teens) Generation MoneyGrades 5 - 12, College Free http://www.channelone.com/generationmoney

Classroom, Inc. Career simulations in finance Grades 6 - 12 Yes, a fee http://www.classroominc.org/node/7

Council for Economic Education Minyanland simulation for money management Grades 3 - 6 Free http://www.minyanland.com/

Council for Economic Education We Seed (stock market game) Grades 6 - 12 Free http://www.weseed.com/education

Disney.com games Hot Shot Business (entrepreneurship game Grades 6 - 8 Free http://disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb2/

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Interactive games and activities Grades 3 - 9 Free http://www.richmondfed.org/education/for_students/interactive_games_and_learning/index.cfm

Federal Trade Commission Spot That Scam game Grades 6 - 8 Free http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/interactive/grandscam/spotscam.html

I Support Learning Personal Finance and Wealth Management Career SimulationGrades 7 - 12, College Yes, a fee http://www.isupportlearning.com/personal-‐finance-‐and-‐wealth-‐management/

Maryland Public Television Sense & Dollars games Grades 6 - 12 Free http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/info/about.html

Money Savvy Generation Savings Spree iPhone app Ages 7+ Yes, a fee Apple app store

National Consumers League LifeSmarts annual game/competition Grades 6 - 12 Free http://lifesmarts.org/index.php?page=about_lifesmarts

National Financial Educators Council (an independent group) Lessons, curricula Grades PK - 8 Free http://www.financialeducatorscouncil.org/financial-‐literacy-‐for-‐kids.html

Pearson Education, Inc. FunBrain.com Change Maker games Grades K - 8 Free http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education The Stock Market Game™ Grades 4 - 12 Free http://www.smgww.org/

SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education InvestWrite Competition Grades 4 - 12 Free http://www.investwrite.info/

T. Rowe Price The Great Piggy Bank Adventure Ages 8 - 14 Free http://piggybank.disney.go.com/#price

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Grand Scam Challenge! Games (also in Spanish) Grades K - 8 Free http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/interactive/grandscam/index.html

Visa Practical Money Skills for Life games link Grades K - 12 Free http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/

Books for Young Readers (not textbooks) Author Level(s) Cost Information

One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Katie Smith Milway Grades 3 - 6 $18.95 http://www.citizenkidcentral.com/Read/BookDetail.aspx?ID=5

How Ella Grew an Electric Guitar Orly Sade and Ellen Neuborne Grades 3 - 6 $7.99 http://www.amazon.com/How-‐Ella-‐Grew-‐Electric-‐Guitar/dp/1461149908

Profit: How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty Nathan Zimelman and Bill Slavin Grades 3 - 6 $16.99 http://www.amazon.com/Second-‐Grade-‐205-‐50-‐Statue-‐Liberty/dp/0807534315

Money Savvy Generation Money Savvy Kids Club Books Grades 3 - 6 Yes, fees http://www.msgen.com/assembled/kids_books.html

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