Reading is an Inve$tment SMART Activities
2012-13
additional resources available www.vermonttreasurer.gov/financial-literacy/reading-is-an-investment
additional financial literacy activities for all levels www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources
additional financial literacy activities for all levels www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources
2011-12
additional resources available www.vermonttreasurer.gov/financial-literacy/reading-is-an-investment
additional financial literacy activities for all levels www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources
Rock, Brock and the Savings Shock
Discuss the importance of earning and saving money.
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Give a Goat
Discover how a classroom of students learns the positive financial impact a single goat can have on a family.
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Pitching in for Eubie
See what a family can accomplish when they have a common financial goal.
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Earning & Spending Money
This game, from the web, guides students to realize that people earn money to purchase items.
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2010-11
additional resources available at www.vermonttreasurer.gov/financial-literacy/reading-is-an-investment
additional financial literacy activities for all levels www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources
Money Madness
Discuss the value of money and personal choice.
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One Hen
This book illustrates the value of hard work, planning and saving for future goals. Kojo uses the opportunities presented to him from the purchase of a single hen to achieve his goals.
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Follow the Money
This book allows students to evaluate the money choices people make as they travel
with George the quarter through his community on a purchase-by-purchase basis. Email for the activity file. |
Money
An interactive lesson, from the web that reviews the values of coins up to a quarter, the process for counting money, and counting or making coin combinations up to one dollar.
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