Activities

We Don't Agree
Where I Spend

Project Meeting Ideas

Cyber Savvy Interactive Activities

Consumer in Me
Consumer Wise
Consumer Roadmap

Books and Magazines

Web Links

Educator Resources

http://www.creditcompass.org
An award winning, interactive learning program that teaches users the essential skills they need for improved personal finance. Covering topics such as understanding credit reports, credit terms and definitions, appropriate levels of debt, creating spending plans, goal setting, and other core financial skills. Consumers work through the modules, learning the skills they will need to complete the exam at the end of the program and, ultimately, to earn Credit Compass Certification.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1776.pdf
A direct link to Iowa State University Extension’s “Allowance Game.” It will be used in a activity in the Helper’s Guide.

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
Education is a key tool to prevent consumer injury. In this section of our website, you'll find publications with advice on avoiding scams and rip-offs, as well as tips on other consumer topics.

http://www.atg.wa.gov/safetynet/
The Internet has changed our lives in countless ways. Citizens can get news and information at the click of a mouse. Friends and relatives can communicate instantly via e-mail while thousands of miles apart. Consumers can shop and pay bills without ever leaving home. But for each improvement, the Internet also has created new threats and risks.

http://www.youngmoney.com/classroom/
Young Money magazine blends money, business, and lifestyle in a manner that engages, inspires, and informs. To this end, we've developed this YOUNG MONEY teacher guide and selected classroom activities for each issue to further learning opportunities. The instructor guide provides an introduction to each editorial department and some helpful suggestions on how to use the magazine to increase the experiential learning.

http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/index.html
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition is an award-winning educational program developed by the publishers of the world's premier business newspaper, and devoted to preparing young people for the decisions that will shape their economic future. Each issue of the monthly Classroom Edition newspaper is packed with articles written by The Wall Street Journal's experienced staff of reporters, and selected with an eye toward the interests of today's teenagers. The range of topics illustrates the pervasive influence of business in our daily lives and the diversity of coverage in The Wall Street Journal, including careers, media, college preparation, marketing, personal finance and technology. The objective is to use the news and trends of the business world to convey meaningful lessons that students can practice every day--in school, at home and in their communities.

http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org/
First convened in December, 1995, the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy determined that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing. Many young people fail in the management of their first consumer credit experience, establish bad financial management habits, and stumble through their lives learning by trial and error. The Coalition’s direct objective is to encourage curriculum enrichment to insure that basic personal financial management skills are attained during the K-12 educational experience. The wheels of education do not need to be reinvented, they simply require balance.

Worksheets and Handouts

I am saving for…
My Value Shield
Evaluating Online Shopping
Consider the Source
The Bull's Eye on Your Wallet
Got a Complaint?
What Youth Say About Work
Experiential Model
Targeting Life Skills Model
Group Goals
Group Meeting Plans
Family Contract for Online Safety
Checkbook Register
Money Bingo game card
Skillathon Station card
Skillathon Station example 1
Skillathon Station example 2
Skillathon Station example 3