Sites for Teachers

Economics Resources for K-12 Teachers	Links to economics activities and web sites can be found here.
Money Management International	Teacher resources designed to provide educators with strategies for teaching personal finance education in the classroom. Includes lesson plans designed for use in grades 3 - 6.
Online Economics Lessons	Online lessons from EconomicsAmerica and EconomicsInternational.
Museum of American Financial History	New York City museum dedicated to chronicling the role of finance and the capital markets in American history.
Great Economists and Their Times	A summary of the major schools of thought in Economics.
Introduction to Economic Indicators	Definitions and Internet links that help you easily track business, economic and consumer trends.
Basics of Investing	A guide for educators from Nasdaq and NICE: financial decisions, how markets work, investment choices, etc. Also includes lessons for educators to use.
Edustock	Designed to teach young and old alike, what the stock market is, and how it can work for them. It includes tutorials on the stock market and how to pick good stocks.
Our Money	A curriculum unit on U.S. currency.
The United States Mint	Information and pictures about U.S. coins.
The Fed: Our Central Bank	What does the Federal Reserve Bank do and how does it affect us?
Universal Currency Converter	An interactive, worldwide currency converter and table.
Ron Wise's World Paper Money	An atlas of images of banknotes from around the world.

Sites for Students

Lemonade Stand	Students learn the principles of supply, demand, profit, and loss as they run an interactive lemonade stand.
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day	Learn about the history of money at this site; includes a timeline of events, essays, and general history topics.
U.S. Department of Treasury Kids' Page	Interactive activities and information for children about the money and the history of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Fundamental Facts about U.S. Money	Learn how American currency is produced, the history of its design, and learn why those symbols are found on bills and coins.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing	This site contains a kids' page, trivia, and information about currency and stamps.
United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change	Learn about coin collecting, take the time machine to other eras in US history, or play some cool money games.
STAWRS Kids	Interactive kids' site about the tax responsibilities of starting a new business. Explains what taxes are used for and what different goverment agencies do.
IRS Taxi Interactive	For Middle/High School: learn the basics of taxes and find out why you can't keep all the money you make from a summer job
CAP First for Kids	Learn about saving money on this First Union site. Try out their robot building game, a financial word search, or a savings calculator.
Kids Bank.Com	Fun site where you can learn about how savings, interest, checking and other banking things work.
Moneyopolis	Math and financial planning skills for grades 6-8.
What's a Dollar Worth?	Computes the value in current dollars of a good or service purchased in a previous year.
Consumer Education for Teens	From the Washington State Attorney General's Office: it is intended to help teenagers (a group commonly targeted by businesses and scam artists) become educated consumers.
Investing for Kids	Info for beginning investors. You can also learn about the stock market and play the stock market game.

Games and Webquests

Change Maker	Game from Funbrain.com where you figure out how many of each bill or coin you expect to get back when you pay for something.
Money Talk	Money activities and games for young students. Includes currency converter for seeing what any amount of American money is worth around the world.
Good News Bears	A Web-based interactive Stock Market learning game.
Escape From Knab	You're stranded on the slimy planet of Knab and need to earn enough money to get back. Find out if you know enough about money and investing to earn your way back home!
Your First Paycheck	A WebQuest: Do you think you would be wiser buying a pair of Nike's or Rebock's today, or should you invest that money by buying some of their stock?
Personal Budget Webquest	The objective of this WebQuest is for you to set up a budget that would allow you to live the type of life you would like. This will include finding a house, finding a car, developing a budget, and finding a career that would match your income needs.

Compiled by Jack Neill