Creator: Department of Financial Institutions State of Wisconsin | visit site
Grade Range: 3 - 6
This website written just for kid teaches students about the history of money, financial institutions, and investing. Each portion of the site contains short segments of information that are easy to follow and each category includes a short online quiz. Individual portions of each segment can also be accessed by links on the page making it easy to go back and review portions already seen or to preview the quiz before reading. In addition to the online segments, there is a glossary of economic turns which could be useful for many different classroom applications.
In the Classroom
Provide students with questions from the quizzes on the site before looking at the information offered giving students a focus for their reading. Challenge students to create a talking avatar using a photo or other image (legally permitted to be reproduced). The avatars can be used to explain financial information learned on the site. Use a site such as Blabberize, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10380">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Help your student understand simple finances by perusing this site together.
Tags
financial literacy, investing, money,
Subjects
Economics, Geography (US/World), Math, Social Studies, Social Studies,