Surf these sites: Allowance Statistics -- How much money kids get, according to a non-scientific poll; by age and amount received weekly. Big Money Adventure -- Investment company A.G. Edwards presents a site designed to teach children about investments. Three levels of games and activities are available: ages 2-6, ages 6-10, ages 10-adult. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Kid''s Page -- Interactive games, money counting exercises, and trivia questions about money. Cash University -- Helps teach children how to manage money, set goals and finish household chores; also has some money-related links and answers to children''s money questions. Change Maker -- An educational game where the player must calculate the change given for a money purchase. Currencies from the United States, Canada, Austraulia, United Kingdom, and Mexico are available. Clown Club Savings -- SAFE Federal Credit Union''s savings page where you can learn more about saving money; Currency Converter -- The Universal Currency Converter™ allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet FAQs about United States Paper Currency -- All you ever wanted to know about US paper money: how it is produced, whose picture gets chosen, how much is printed, trivia questions; from the US Dept. of the Treasury. FBLA-PBL Online -- Home page for Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) which is a nonprofit educational association of students preparing for careers in business; links businesspeople, parents, and junior high and high school students in local chapters. FDIC: Learning Bank -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the US governmental agency that insures bank depositors if their bank fails. This site is designed to help kids know how this agency works and why it is important to have. FleetKids -- Fleet Financial Group presents a site which has games that teach how to run a business, manage money, set financial goals, and budget. Registration is required, but is free and there is a privacy clause. Games can be played individually, but signing up schools and teachers is encouraged. Junior Achievement -- Junior Achievement''s purpose is to educate young people to value free enterprise, understand business and economics and be workforce ready. One part of this site is a stock simulations and competitions page that helps students learn about the stock market. Just For the Fun of It -- A few quick sights and sounds of money, literally. Kids & Money, a Newsletter for Young People -- A newsletter for young people and their parents about managing money, from the North Dakota State University Extension Service. Kids Can Save -- Fantasy story with activities to encourage kids to pay themselves first, start saving early and stick with a plan. Kids Club Savings Calculator -- Figure out how much you have to save before you can buy. Kids Resume Maker -- A form for kids to fill out that shows them what their resume would look like based on the skills and aptitudes they have right now. Kids'' Money Q & A -- Children ask questions and get answers on how to make money. KidsBank.Com -- Sovereign Bank of New England presents a tutorial for kids designed to explain the basics of such banking services as as how savings, interest, and checking works. LavaMind''s Games for Learning -- One game listed on this site, Gazillionaire, has a free shareware version. The game is a simple business simulation where the player runs a trading company in outer space. Lemonade Stand -- A business simulation designed to teach upper elementary school students how to start and manage a business. Registration required but is free. Making Sense of Money -- Reviews of five books about teaching children about money. Milo''s Money Matters Game -- A counting game involving coins. Money Kit Do-it-Yourself for Kids -- A simple diagram that shows how to save money and keep track of what you spend. Money Quiz -- Quiz about who is on the front and back of all the US bills; answers provided. MoneyCents: Making Money Make Sense for Kids -- Has some basic facts about the economy, history of money, starting a business, saving money, spending money. Moneyopolis -- A children''s (6th through 8th grades) financial game that presents different challenges on how to earn, save, and spend money. Players are given "seed money" and then visit the game''s seven centers: financial planning, job, banking, shopping, education, community centers and city hall; presented by Ernst & Young, financial consultants; includes teacher''s guide. My Parents Won''t Give Me Money for College -- ParentSoup advises a teenager on what to do when parents won''t help support a college education. Salomon Smith Barney Young Investors Network -- Salomon Smith Barney''s page designed to help kids learn the basics of investing. Registration required, but is free. SmartStart -- Presented by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce which has a savings account program they are marketing, this site also has informative games, advice on how to manage an allowance, advice on how to save. Super Fun Money Factoids -- Trivia game about coins, paper money, and the history of money. Tax Interactive -- An online ''zine for understanding taxes. It is geared towards teens and produced by the US Internal Revenue Service and the American Bar Association Section on Taxation. The Business of Babysitting -- How to be a great babysitter and earn money doing it. The Liberty Bill Project -- Children across the country are asking Congress to put an abridged version of the U.S. Constitution on the back of U.S. one dollar bills. The Stock Market Game -- An interactive educational program that takes place over ten weeks. Designed for grades 4 through 12 and to be used in a school setting, but others may participate. A small registration fee may be required; participants register through their state or country coordinator, listed on the site. Sponsored by the non-profit Securities Industry Foundation for Economic Education and endorsed by the National Council on Economic Education. The Young Investor Web Site -- This site is sponsored by a financial advisor who wants to sell a service, but it does have some articles about how a kid can save money, start a business, and get some questions about money answered. Young Americans Bank and Education Foundation -- Programs are designed to provide children with knowledge about the free enterprise system. It includes online tutorials as well as information about summer camp and other programs. Young Money Online Game Show -- Play the game to learn about finance and win prizes. Requires Shockwave.
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