Too many young adults buy lottery tickets as their retirement plan. They would have been better off sticking to their dreams of being an astronaut or Olympic gold medalist when they grow up ~ it turns out these things are more likely than the chance of winning the lottery.
Even if it isn’t Financial Literacy Month, use these links to free educational resources to help you teach your students about US currency, pecuniary vocabulary, and financial decision making.
Educational resources about money:
- Currency Academy from US Currency Education Program from the Federal Reserve Board! Scroll down – I’m serious! Keep scrolling until the bottom of the page – great stuff from the people who know.
- Business, Money, and Math Games. A large, well organized, collection of engaging games for older students. Shout out to Emma and Heather for the suggestion!!
- Lesson Plans from the US Mint Everything you need!
- Money Math Art ~ Shopping List Collage from UnCommon-Core.com
- Ideas to help parents teach their kids about money from annuity.org
- Bingo for older students From Next Generation Personal Finance
- Resources from TeachStarter
- Personal Financial Literacy Instructional Resources
- MoneyFit Educational Resources scroll down for flashcards to download (seems like a website in progress)
- How Money Smart Are You from the FDIC ~ good background information /some content for older students
- Money Smart for Young People
- MyMoney from FLEC
- Youth.gov scroll down for links to resources
- Invest in Girls organization for older students
- Financial Education Games
- Check with your local banks and credit unions for example Teacher Resources from Wings (scroll down)
- Resources List from Washington State Financial Institutions (scroll down for free resources)
- Elmo!!! Video For me, for you, for later.
- Federal Reserve Education (keep scrolling)
- Young Numismatists Games some allow students to earn old coins upon successful completion
- Teacher Tools – to teach kids about money – tie money in with history
- Materials from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Listed above are just a few of the resources available, you might also want to look for more local resources, or use some of the ideas to create your own activities. I’m not advocating any of these programs or organizations, I am sharing resources that seem as if they could be useful. All the best!
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