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Teach Children and Adults to Save
Financial Web sites for Preschoolers
- Kids Stuff
Sponsored by American Bankers Association
www.aba.com/consumer+connection/cnc_kidhome.htm
Target Ages: 4-12
Description: Fun and important financial tools and activities that can change lives are found at this site. Included are kids books, different financial tool links, and interactive activities.
- Kids Bank
Sponsored by Sovereign Bank
www.kidsbank.com/
Target Ages: 4-12
Description: Penny, Dollar Bill, Interest Ray, Checks and Mr. EFT teach children about savings, interest, checking, and other banking services. There are also calculators or ask "Mr. Money" your bank questions.
- Money Central Station
Created by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving (U.S. Department of Treasury)
www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.html
Target Ages: 5-13
Description: Uses games and activities to help children learn how and where money is made. Find out why the pictures are used on money and discover the difference between real and fake money. This site also offers tips to help kids understand that money is a useful tool.
- Savings Bonds for Kids
Sponsored by Bureau of Public Debt
www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savkids.htm
Target Ages: 4-12
Description: This is a fun and interactive way for both parents and youngsters to better understand what savings bonds are, what they look like, and how they can be bought. By using games and fun facts, this site is an excellent way to begin learning the importance of saving.
- Money Savvy Generation
Created by Money Savvy Generation
www.moneysavvygeneration.com
Target Ages: 5-10
Description: Money Savvy Generation is a Web site that teaches the basics of money at a very early age. It develops and brings to market innovative products to help parents and educators teach children the skills of basic personal finance. Also on this Web site, is the Money Savvy Pig, which unlike an ordinary piggy bank it has four slots. Four individual tummy chambers and four plugs at the bottom for the "Big 4" concepts of money management: Save, Spend, Donate, and Invest. And best of all, it’s perfect for capturing the attention of young children.
- Practical Money Skills for Life
Sponsored by VISA
www.practicalmoneyskills.com
Target Ages : Preschool to second grade
Description: This Web site includes many lessons on making spending decisions, spending plans, earning money, and what is money? It includes interactive activities and quizzes for the student.
- Learn to Save "Helping Families Learn About Money"
Sponsored by Raindrop Entertainment
www.learntosave.com/raindrop.htm
Target Ages: Preschool
Description: The concept of Learn to Save is to start early learning about money. There are sections "Just for Kids" and "Just for Parents." There is also a savings kit video, Siggy and Miggy piggy banks, coloring books, puzzles, savings facts, and much more. Each month a different money lesson plan is posted.
- Financial Fitness for Life
Sponsored by National Council on Economic Education
www.fffl.ncee.net
Target Ages: 5-18
Description: The Financial Fitness for Life curriculum consists of high quality materials to assist students from kindergarten to grade 12 to make better decisions for earning income, spending, saving, borrowing, investing, and managing their money. The materials are at four levels (grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) which focus on a fitness theme.
- The Money Page
Sponsored by Barbe Kilroy
www.superkidz.com/money.html
Target Ages: 5-12
Description: This Web site includes interactive activities and links such as counting money, change maker, money flash cards, St. Patty’s pot of gold game, and much more. It also has classroom activities, lesson plans, and worksheets.
- Kids and Families (Kid’s Place)
Sponsored by Social Security Administration
www.socialsecurity.gov/kids/kids.htm
Target Ages: 7-12
Description: At Kid’s Place, children learn the concepts of Social Security by reading different stories and selecting numerous images including a turtle, crow, lion, grasshopper, and much more. Also included is a game of concentration.
- Parentware Family Bank
Sponsored by American Bankers Association & Institute for Consumer Financial Education
www.parentware.org
Target Ages: 10-18
Description: This simple and effective Web site sets up a "virtual bank" on your home computer. Children have a checking, savings, and loan accounts that teach them to manage their own money. Family Bank puts your kids on a budget, and puts and end to conflicts and arguments over money.
- Credit Unions Rock
Sponsored by Michigan Credit Union League
www.creditunionsrock.com
Target Ages: young adults
Description: An excellent variety of information on a wide range of subjects from: what is a credit union, how to become a member, tips on buying a car, and planning a wedding for your older children.
- Thrive by Five: Teaching Your Preschooler About Spending and
Saving
Sponsored by Credit Union National Association (in partnership
with Cooperative Extension staff and credit union educators)
www.creditunion.coop/pre_k/index.html
Description: Saving--free activities and other resources for parents who want to encourage healthy attitudes about money in young children. Thrive by Five is a set of eight activities (available in both English and Spanish) for parents of preschoolers to begin teaching basic concepts of financial education. These activities, along with informational tips for working with this age group and concepts five year olds should know prior to entering into kindergarten.
- 2007 California Jumpstart Coalition Leadership Award Winner
www.itsahabit.com
Target ages: young children up to 2nd & 3rd grades
Description: It's A Habit Company, whose tagline is "Changing children's lives one dime at a time," teaches financial literacy and other life skills and habits to children in an entertaining way with Sammy, the rabbit.
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