Can you recommend some good banking and money sites for kids?
Learning about economics–including earning, saving, tracking, and spending money is an important skill to learn for students. Below are a series of great links to be used by students, teachers, and parents in helping to teach economy skills.
Kids Bank
This site is super kid friendly. It’s got a clean layout with historical information presented through chosen slideshows. There are also two different types of saving calculators as well as a game room. Plus, there’s a substantial list of links presented on this site.
H.I.P. Pocket Change
The U.S. Mint offers a fun-filled site here for kids. The pictures are catchy making navigation easy. There are options to play games, watch animated cartoons, or learn the history of coins. This site is a definite kid pleaser.
TheMint.org
This site offers fun financial literacy activities for kids, teens, parents, and teachers. Daily there are different polls to participate in, and all the past polls are archived. There are nine areas to branch out to on the site including earning, saving, owing, and giving. This a very extensive site to explore.
Stock Market Game
This site by Stock Quest is geared for educators. It offers your class a chance to play a simulation game of the stock market. Stock Quest has worked hard to make this an easy game to follow with your students.
Global Grocery List Project
This grocery list has been running for 16 years! Students may find the prices of certain items to analyze inflation, and they may also contribute the prices of the items found in their area. There is a world list making this site international as well. (This is project is an off shoot of the Landmark Project started by David Warlick.)
Ask Dr. Econ
If you have an economical question, you may submit it here, and Dr. Econ will get back to you. If you don’t have a particular question, it is possible to browse previous Q & A’s. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco offers the answers to any of your economic queries.
The Great Economists Treasure Hunt
This treasure hunt is again sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. It’s definitely rich in text, but it might serve as a fun activity for learning more about the history of famous economists.
