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Personal Finance Simulations & Websites

 

 

Grade Level Simulations
K-6
 Review is K-3
 

  PLANET ORANGE      


The Planet Orange Teacher Resource Center (TRC), sponsored by ING Direct, was created to help teachers explain basic money skills such as earning, spending, saving, and investing to students in grades 1–6.  Here, you can find free educational materials such as lesson plans, quizzes, and other resources to help students learn the value and good use of money. Kids begin in the space station orbiting above Planet Orange. Using their dashboard, they can play games, participate in activities, and travel down to the continents below. Planet Orange has four continents: Mandarin Mountains, Tangy Town, Navel City, and Orangeopolis.  Each continent teaches material of increasing complexity for different age groups and maturity levels.   TEACHER REVIEW
 
K-6
 

  KIDSECON POSTERS    

 The Indiana Council for Economic Education’s KidsEcon Posters project gives teachers the tools they need to help their students understand the exciting economic world around them – making them more effective producers, consumers, savers, investors, and voting citizens. The Literature Connection is a great FREE resource for teachers where you can access specific lessons based on popular children’s books that will help you teach 22 different economic concepts. TEACHER REVIEW
 
K-12
Review is K-3
 

  MONEY 101 

A site which includes four lessons which provide guidance, lesson plans and activities for teachers interested in introducing four to seven year old children (pre-k to second grade) to early personal finance concepts.
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K-12
 Review is  K-3
 

 U.S. MINT H.I.P. POCKET CHANGE 

 

The United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change Web Site is all about coins!  And taking a close look at coins can help a youngster begin to grow into a fiscally responsible adult!  Check out some of this site's fun activities and lesson plans that promote basic economic understanding... 

 

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K-12

EconEdLink

EconEdLink is the leading source of online economic & personal finance lessons & resources for educators, students and afterschool providers.  Many of the lessons include simulations, interactive tools, podcasts and videos.  Sort lessons to meet your needs by standards, concepts, lesson type (economics/personal finance), grade level, and interactive tools. Teacher review