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Nickels and Dimes

What a fantastic way to introduce personal financial responsibility.  We did this in connection with the BSA Personal Management Merit Badge.

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Resources

Books

Non-Fiction--Information books:

bulletFollow the Money by Loreen Leedy (Scholastic)*
bulletHow Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Mulberry Books)*
bulletIf You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Mulberry Books)*
bulletThe Stock Market Crash of 1929 by Sabrina Crewe and Scott Ingram (Gareth Stevens, 2005; ISBN 083683416X) KR
bulletWhatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard J. Maybury (Bluestocking Press, 2000; ISBN 0942617312)*

Activity Books:

bulletMoney Matter For Teens Workbook by Larry Burkett with Todd Temple, illustrated by Chris Kielesinski (Moody Press, 1998; ISBN 0802463452)*

Audio/visual:

bullet Standard Deviants Learn Personal Finance
bullet Standard Deviants 10 Modules on finance (The Basics, Assists & Liabilities, Money Management, Investing, Diversification, Bonds, Important Concepts, Cost, Corporate Finance, Raising Capital)
bullet Standard Deviants No-Brainer on Personal Finance Module 1 (Money Basics) and 2 (Saving Strategies)

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Websites

bullet web page on Economics
bulletI Want a Credit Card or Do I?
bullet Check writing and accounts
bullet Practical Money lesson plans for teens (can find links to other ages as well)
bulletCurrency Converter
bullet Money Skills from Practical Money 14 units
bulletHistory of Money from pbs.org
bulletUSMint site for kids
bulletUS Treasury on Currency
bulletMoney from Nuttin' but kids.com (geared toward pre-3rd)
bullet Inflation conversion from 1665 to 2014 from Oregon State
bulletStandard Deviants economics page
bullet Federal Reserve Publications for purchase
bulletInvestopedia.com
bullet Trading around the World
bullet That is Money History and Geography
bullet Quiz on Money
bulletFederal Reserve Education page from Bank of San Francisco
bulletNew York Stock Exchange
bulletWally's Stock Ticker
bulletUS Securities and Exchange Commission

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Projects

bulletYou have $500 to invest--do it and write a report on what you learned.

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