Nickels and Dimes
What a fantastic way to introduce personal financial responsibility. We did this in connection with the BSA Personal Management Merit Badge.
| Resources--books | Resources--websites | Projects | Writing Assignments0 |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Follow the Money by Loreen Leedy (Scholastic)* |
| How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Mulberry Books)* |
| If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Mulberry Books)* |
| The Stock Market Crash of 1929 by Sabrina Crewe and Scott Ingram (Gareth Stevens, 2005; ISBN 083683416X) KR |
| Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard J. Maybury (Bluestocking Press, 2000; ISBN 0942617312)* |
Activity Books:
| Money Matter For Teens Workbook by Larry Burkett with Todd Temple, illustrated by Chris Kielesinski (Moody Press, 1998; ISBN 0802463452)* |
Audio/visual:
| Standard Deviants Learn Personal Finance |
| Standard Deviants 10 Modules on finance (The Basics, Assists & Liabilities, Money Management, Investing, Diversification, Bonds, Important Concepts, Cost, Corporate Finance, Raising Capital) |
| Standard Deviants No-Brainer on Personal Finance Module 1 (Money Basics) and 2 (Saving Strategies) |
Websites
| web page on Economics |
| I Want a Credit Card or Do I? |
| Check writing and accounts |
| Practical Money lesson plans for teens (can find links to other ages as well) |
| Currency Converter |
| Money Skills from Practical Money 14 units |
| History of Money from pbs.org |
| USMint site for kids |
| US Treasury on Currency |
| Money from Nuttin' but kids.com (geared toward pre-3rd) |
| Inflation conversion from 1665 to 2014 from Oregon State |
| Standard Deviants economics page |
| Federal Reserve Publications for purchase |
| Investopedia.com |
| Trading around the World |
| That is Money History and Geography |
| Quiz on Money |
| Federal Reserve Education page from Bank of San Francisco |
| New York Stock Exchange |
| Wally's Stock Ticker |
| US Securities and Exchange Commission |
Projects
| You have $500 to invest--do it and write a report on what you learned. |
Writing assignments
Completed
Last update: January, 2007
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