{"id":1058,"date":"2011-08-26T09:38:33","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T13:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2011-06-26T14:57:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T18:57:36","slug":"kids-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/1058\/kids-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Money games for kids – Kids\u2019 Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is another fun resource I found for you and your kids. It is geared towards the American financial history and the American monetary system. Still, even if you are not from the US, this is very interesting stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids\u2019 Finance\u201d<\/a> is a marvelous online money game for kids 8 to 108 \u2026 it\u2019s really geared towards grades 4 \u2013 7.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"Hollis Page Harman, a financial educator, created this site as a tie-in to the last chapter of her children\u2019s money management book, \u201cMoney $ense for Kids!\u201d<\/a> This guide introduces kids to the basics of saving and investing.<\/p>\n

The site is a pleasure to navigate: \u201cmeaning of the numbers, letters and symbols on all U.S. paper money,\u201d \u201chow banks can afford to pay interest,\u201d \u201chow kids can find savings programs designed just for them,\u201d \u201cwhich old coins are worth more than their value,\u201d and \u201chow kids can learn about stocks and even start investing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>Two fun characters, Penny and Bill, invite kids to play money games and engage in activities.<\/p>\n

Did you know that when U.S. bills get old, they are returned to the Federal Reserve where they are replaced with new ones? I didn\u2019t. What\u2019s more, these old U.S. bills are burned and their ashes are packaged as bricks and used as roofing material and insulation. Imagine the insulation in your walls that is keeping you toasty could be wrinkled old U.S. money! And there\u2019s lots more fascinating information here.<\/p>\n

Your learning adventure begins with \u201cBios of The Bills\u201d depicting the famous man in each portrait on U.S. currency.<\/p>\n

Here we learn all about Benjamin Franklin. (I never knew Americans carried around a history book in their wallets. Who are these people and how did they form the U.S.? What did they do to get their faces on U.S. bills?)<\/p>\n

Your kids can \u201cdesign your own bill.\u201d They can play \u201cMatch Denominations\u201d (matching money amounts with U.S. famous names). There\u2019s also \u201cMoney Search Puzzles #1 and #2 (finding the words helps adding money words to kids\u2019 vocabulary). You can play \u201cUnscramble Letters\u201d and there\u2019s even a glossary selection with definitions.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to write to Penny and Bill (\u201cMoney Story\u201d) with your story about money. One is featured every month. Remember: \u201ctoday\u2019s pennies are tomorrow\u2019s dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some more fun money teaching tools I found on Amazon to help your children learn about money! Enjoy! ;o)<\/strong>
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