Creator: Clayton Holz and Michael Reynolds | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
Learn about the stock market through this competitive and engaging activity. Similar to Fantasy Football Leagues, this challenge features weekly competitions between players in private leagues. Create your league and add players. Players begin with $10,000 in virtual cash to invest using real-time data and quotes.
In the Classroom
Set up your private teams and leagues. This site is excellent for applied experience with math skills, business, and economics, providing hands-on experience with the stock market. Challenge another math class to see which class makes the best investments weekly. Have students create graphs of the weekly results using Chartgo, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10211">reviewed here</a>. Include Bear & Bull on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class. Throughout the course of the game, have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Venngage <a href="/single.cfm?id=13706">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Share Bear & Bull with your student as a fun lesson in economics and the stock market. Create a family league and challenge each other to see who will build the largest portfolio!
Tags
financial literacy, business, stock market,