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A site from Pennsylvania's Office of Financial Education. Includes a link for Resources for Educators

Track the size of the hole in your pocket using Twitter

useful mashup for twits

Edutopia videos and lesson plans to help students sharpen financial literacy skills.

A site to practice investing. Free to join.

Invest in a project, get updates about that venture, and then get your money back.

Financial education can help you to avoid bad financial decisions, credit card debt and poor financial planning for the future. In this interactive multimedia course, a series of seven dynamic modules covering everything from how to set up your first bank account to planning for your retirement will put you on the path to financial fitness. The course is suitable for the young, the workforce and for families - or indeed anyone seeking an introduction to financial skills. This version of the Financial Literacy course has been created primarily for residents of the USA.

The K-5 Economics and 6-12 Economics navigation menus (above or to the left) are organized so that you can locate resources * by concept * by standards * by lesson keyed to concept and standards Great supporting Resources and Student Projects for your economics teaching are also found in K-12 section.

Interactive online games featuring: -Financial Football -Financial Soccer -Countdown to Retirement -Smart Money Quiz Show -Road Trip to Savings -Ed's Bank -Cash Puzzler

Directory of lesson plans regarding the following topics: Budgets, debts, economic decision-making, entrepreneurship/innovation, exchange & money, goods & services, interest rate, investment, market failures, money supply, opportunity costs and trade-offs, production and consumption, role of government, savings, scarcity & choice, supply & demand, unemployment, general economic resources

"We've got information for you on everything you need to know to survive in the real world. Our content is packed with tips, advice and direction on how to navigate the "consumer jungle". Promoting Consumer Literacy Among Young Adults

Printable version of the "Life on Minimum Wage" game. "The goals of this game are up to you. The first person to reach all of their goals wins (or do they?). In order to reach your goals you must work hard. By working hard and being careful with your money, you can reach your goals. Rules: 1. You must identify your goals before the game begins. Everyone needs at least five goals. 2. Everyone will be randomly assigned to a job that pays minimum wage. 3. In order to earn money you need to complete the requirements on your task card. When you complete those requirements you will be paid. 4. You can work more than one job, but you have to complete all of the requirements of your assigned job first. 5. You can not work any more than 39.9 hours at any one job. 6. You must pay all of your bills including Taxes, Food & Beverages, Rent, Utilities, and "surprise bills" before spending your money on any of your goal items. 7. You cannot steal money. If you steal you will be sent to jail and disqualified from the game."

Offering a great way to get young students thinking about how to manage money effectively and providing them a creative outlet to demonstrate their knowledge.

"ECONnections contains standards-based lesson plans adapted from NCEE printed materials for the Internet with interactive activities for students. "

A printable version of the Spend or Save board game.

"Use the following lessons to learn how to write a check. Also, see our other money categories for our comprehensive check lesson material, tutorials, and to practice check writing including writing dollars and cents."

"A series of lessons for creating and implementing a classroom economy. Students learn an introduction to economics by being actively involved in a mini economy, named MoneyInstructor-nomics. This 10-week unit is compressed into 15 lessons. Each lesson includes background, objectives for the teacher, a detailed, sep-by-step plan, a selection of student activities, questions, journal topics, examples, or templates. The lessons begin with an overview for the teacher, sample parent letter, background, objectives, and class activities."

"Teach and learn how to write a check, make checking account deposits and withdrawals, endorse checks, manage and balance your checkbook, and checkbook reconciliation with your monthly bank checking account statement. Instructional worksheets, lessons, exercises, and activities are appropriate for both students interested in learning the basics about check writing (cheques), checking and the check register, as well as those looking for a curriculum to practice business math, basic math (addition and subtraction) and problem solving skills."

Includes: -Watch the full flash video version online -8 Things a Credit Card User Should Know -Interviews -A Credit Card Quiz -More to Explore -Discussion Boards -NYT Report extension -Update: Bankruptcy

"Browse EconEdlink online lessons by Title, Grade, or Lesson Plan Type. Please choose how you would like to view the lessons by clicking on the appropriate indicator. To look for a lesson plan by Concept, please use the Search function located on the side of the page. "

"Use the pull-down menus to search for online lessons from all of the Council for Economic Education's programs, including EconEdLink, ECONnections, Economics International®, and ItAllAddsUp." You can sort by: -Grade -Concept -National Standard