Pretend
& Play Calculator Cash Register
by Learning Resources
The chiming cash register features a built-in solar calculator
as its keypad, thus allowing kids to act as bankers, shopkeepers,
and accountants all at once. A large cash drawer holds life-sized
bills in four denominations (1, 5, 10, and 20), and four coin
holders make room for embossed plastic pennies, nickels, dimes,
and quarters. There is even a credit card slot that dings when
you correctly slide the faux VISA card through it.
Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition
by Hasbro
The Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition game combines the best of classic Monopoly with updated electronic transactions. As with the original version, players still operate with money, learn real-world economics, competition and strategy, try to stay out of jail, and try their best to get filthy rich. But this version has been updated to reflect changes in how the real world uses money: All transactions are conducted with Monopoly's new banking card system. Anyone from age 8 and up will enjoy this updated version of one of the world's most famous games.
Money
Matters
Camp Millionaire
Creative Wealth International has the best financial education programs for kids, teens, and even parents. Come on in to check out their fantastic resources: live classes, online classes, games, and more.
Tell
me more about coins and bills!
Change
Maker
Guess the correct change and money goes from the cash register
into your piggy bank.
Electric
Money
Hi, I'm Robert Cringely, the host of Electric Money. Join me
in an exploration of the history and transformation of money
from Money Before Computers to the E-Money Revolution.
Golden Dollar Puzzle
Puzzle is about the Native American heroine, Sacagawea, found on the
new dollar coin.
Hip
Pocket Change
US Mint's page for kids. Lots of cool games and cartoons to help
you learn more about coins.
The MegaPenny
Project
Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly
talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions
of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion"
really is.
Revolutionary
Money
The monetary system in the colonies was "notable because
it was based on thin air," says Smithsonian numismatics
curator Richard Doty in his book America's Money, America's
Story. To make up for the lack of currency, the colonists
would "replicate and create, try, reject, and redesign every
monetary form ever invented anywhere else."
Secrets
of Making Money
Literally, how dollar bills are made and put into circulation.
Try to spot bogus bills.
State
Quarters
Thinking of collecting these new quarters? The US Mint site is
the place to start to learn more about US coins and collecting.
The
World of Money
Money is itself a convenient means of saving wealth. Other things
of value, such as food or animals, cannot be kept for ever, but
coins will last for long periods without deteriorating.
I want to find out about the money of other
countries.
Banknotes
Site for serious collectors of paper bills, coins or stamps from
other countries. Lots of good scans of banknotes from around
the world. Message board for collectors.
Universal Currency
Converter
Want to see how far your money would go in another country's
currency? This online calculator will help you figure it out.
How
does business work?
Consumer Reports for
Kids
Be a wise consumer. This site has kids test various products
and then reports which kids find best.
Johnny Money Online Game
A free Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership.
Junior Football Manager
Have a go with our game that puts you in charge of the finances of a junior football team and discover the impact your
financial decisions can have.
My Own
Business
A free, an online, eleven-session course providing the basic
do's and don'ts for entrepreneurs. Advanced, but not too advanced
for the young entrepreneur.
Understanding
Taxes
Now you can access online all the great educational content found
in the Understanding Taxes program! The online version includes
detailed lesson plans, interactive activities simulations, and
more!
You Are Here
The Federal Trade Commission's interactive site for kids. Learn how the nation's consumer protection agency tries to keep things fair as you walk through this virtual mall.
What
are banks for?
KidzBank
Checks
These are PLAY checks that can be used to help you practice writing
them out. You can carry them to the store (along with a home
made bank book) instead of money. If you wish to purchase an
item, you can write mom a check which she'll cash in at your
piggy bank when you get home.
Make
a Piggy Bank
A cute papier-mâché pig-shaped bank that can be
made by younger children with adult help.
Youth Credit Union List Serve
Want to start your own bank for young folks? For help, subscribe
to the Youth-CU mailing List, send email TO: listserv@alternatives.org
BODY: subscribe youth-cu yourname. [Example: I would put
annzeise] Youth-CU is a free service of Alternatives
Federal Credit Union.
How
can I become a millionaire?
The Ultimate Allowance
A unique and creative financial literacy tool that all parents can use with their kids. As long as you're spending money on them already (supporting them), you can implement and empower your kids using The Ultimate Allowance.
Basic
Compound Interest Calculator
This calculator helps you to understand how much money you can
accumulate by saving small amounts of money each week in an account.
Budget Worksheets
Free worksheets in Excel, PDF, and HTML (webpage) formats. Blank ones as well as budgeting sheets for household expenses, vacations, and pets.
Find It: Money
Watch the PBS show Cyberchase and follow along with these money-related
activities to print out and enjoy.
Gazillionaire
Windows. A wild, intergalactic game of business strategy. Sophisticated
real-world economic tools help you determine where supply meets
demand as you race to build your trade empire. The first company
to reach a net worth of a billion kubars wins!
Googolplex: The CU Guide for Student Moneymakers
Divided into sections for elementary, middle school and high school levels. Takes kids through savings for desired expensive items, through teens on how to invest. (Note: this is the credit union where I save and invest the money I make on this website.)
Moneyville
Life and economics are all about choices: play your way to success.
Become a neighborhood tycoon.
Planet Orange
Open your eyes to the world of money! Brave the desert, climb
mountains, and dodge alligators while you explore everything
there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and investing.
From ING DIRECT.
Stock Market Game
Discover the risks and excitment involved in investing a pretend
$100,000 in real-world stocks.
Why
Your Kids Should Invest
Why should kids invest? What's the rush? Well, there are some
very compelling reasons why you should think about getting your
kids involved in investing. One big reason is, simply, that there's
a lot of money for them to make -- if they start NOW.
David's book sets forth a very clever idea: by setting up
a checking account for his children using a Quicken program with
a high interest rate-5% per month-Owen shows how he was able
to teach them that "the more you save, and the longer you
hold it, the more you will be able to spend."
Emily learns about the stock market and develops a clever
metaphor to understand investing in common stock. "The stock
market is like a pie. Everybody owns a piece."
I Want to Be Rich! a Teenager's Modem to Money Financial Planning for Teenagers
by Karin Humbolt
Ms. Humbolt gives the basics for financial planning that all
teenagers should follow if they are going to take charge of their
financial futures, rather than having their financial futures
take charge of them.
(Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
by Tololwa M. Mollel, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
Saruni works hard, saves all his coins for months and months,
and dreams of buying a bicycle--only to discover that he does
not have nearly enough money.
Creative, practical, and full of savvy financial advice,
Wow the Dow! is a family-oriented guide to the workings
of Wall Street that shows parents how to start investing in the
stock market with their children and encourages kids to think
intelligently about money.
