Web Sites about Financial Literacy
The Department of Treasury has a money page for kids: http://www.treas.gov/kids/kidsmoney.html.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco has a web site called FedVille, an interactive town for children to visit and a collection of resources for teachers: http://www.frbsf.org/education/fedville/.
Find Financial Literacy National Standards at www.jumpstart.org.
NEW! For up to date information on Social Security's programs and benefits, visit www.socialsecurity.gov. The page includes a retirement estimator (a financial planning tool that lets owrkers calculate their benefits when they retire). Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator for more information.
Learn the History of Money at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/on2/money/history.html. This web site features links to activities on the Stock Market, coins, living on a budget, designing money, and to an interactive timeline of money.
Math Forum at Drexel University offers information on calculating interset, the stock market, using a checkbook, and links to other sites: http://mathforum.org/library/topics/finance/branch.html.
Money Management International offers interactive financial education tools for consumers and teachers, and online financial education: http://www.moneymanagement.org/.
Money Talks: Web Site for Teens, from Cornell University Cooperative Extension, offers teens and their teachers interactive opportunities to learn about money management: http://www.extension.org/pages/Money_Talks:_Web_Site_for_Teens.
Teach Children Money Habits for Life is a one-page article by the University of Minnesota which features questions for parents to use when thinking about money matters and their children: http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/finances/BF816.html.
Teach Kids About Money at www.kidsmoney.org. The website features a collection of articles on money management and links to websites.
The U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission provides resources for students: http://www.mymoney.gov/kids.shtml.
The United States Mint has information for parents, students, and teachers on saving, investing, earning, and keeping track of money. The site includes lesson plans, games, and challenges: www.themint.org.
Think Quest has information on the history of money from shells to wampum to currency: http://library.thinkquest.org/28718/history.html.