A Million Money Ideas

One of the first concepts young people learn is the value of money in everyday life. From their first allowance to the entrepreneurship of the lemonade stand, students learn how to plan, save, and spend. CyberBee has been busy locating resources that will assist in teaching and learning about money.

After your students have learned the basics about money, set up some simulations for them to try. How would they plan for a Lemonade Stand, a pet grooming business, or cookie store. Create teams and let them think up their own names. You never know who will be the next Donald Trump.

Change Maker

Change Maker is a game that helps the user to learn how to make change. First select a difficulty level that ranges from easy to super brain. Then select a currency. The choices are United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and Australia. An amount of sale and amount paid is provided. Images of the currency are shown and the user selects how much of each currency would provide the correct changes. Try the activity using different currencies. This is another great offering from Fun Brain...

Field trip to the Money Factory

Watch a video of a trip to the money factory to see and learn how money is made.

Financial Life Hacks for High Schoolers

Finance; it's a dull yet essential part of life. Whether you are living paycheck to paycheck or looking to make money from your savings, learning how to become more financially literate will only help you down the line. With the average American having $9,000 less in their bank accounts in 2022 compared to 2021, we think it's time we all became better with our money. Join us, and we'll make the mundane task of money management a little easier and a bit more fun.

The Kids' Guide to Emergency Savings

published by Jose Abuyuan on September 13, 2020

Talking about money and savings are often reserved for grown up discussions. But even at an early age, it’s crucial to expose children to basic money management. Teaching kids how to budget and save may not seem very important when they’re young. However, as children grow, developing healthy financial habits can help them avoid toxic debt and other stressful money problems.

Kid"s Money

Ready to take charge of your financial education and build smart money habits for a bright future? This handy guide will help.

H.I.P. Pocket Change

Make your own change, learn how coins are made, and find out the latest news from the U.S. Mint. H.I.P. Pocket Change is a fabulous site for elementary students who are interested in beginning a coin collection. Download lesson plans with lots of ideas for using the 50 State Quarters Program..

Money Bingo

Select a game depending on the currency. Then, total the money and match it to the card. It's a fun way to teach kids how to count money..

Money Games for Kids

Learn how money works with a range of free interactive games and activities that kids will love. Teachers will find excellent activities and practice exercises related to coins, prices, spending money, shopping and more. Open a lemonade stand, start a coffee shop, count coins, run a farm and enjoy all kinds of fun online games that will help kids learn about money.

Practical Money Skills for Life

Practical Money Skills for Life is designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management. Lesson plans are arranged by grade level for easy access. Icons are used to identify the various kinds of teaching materials for speedy retrieval. Over ten calculators are on hand compute to car loans, mortgages, long term savings, retirement, and more. Several games allow students to test their skills in money management decisions. This site is a good starting point with its wealth of resources for all ages.

Teaching Children About Money: Resources for Promoting Financial Literacy by Age

Basic financial literacy is an important and essential life skill. The promotion of financial knowledge and capability for youth is increasingly important as college graduates face an increase in student debt by 56%, and credit card debt by 74%. The increase of debt matched with a lack of formal or informal guidance on their future financial matters can leave younger generations vulnerable to financial instability..

School Guide to Student Financial Literacy: What to Teach and When

When it comes to teaching students about financial responsibility – or practically anything else, come to think of it – timing is everything. Here are a few ideas and suggestions on what to teach children about personal finance, and when to do it.

U.S. Breau of Engraving and Printing

Visit the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing for a fascinating look at currency. Choose from several lessons, including the history of early currency, how notes are designed, or freedom symbols on new bills. Print a color poster titled, Do You Know What’s New About Your Money? Students will love exploring the newly designed features of the $20 and $50 bills, creating their own note, detecting a counterfeit bill, or playing a trivia game. Younger students can put together a money puzzle, match the faces to notes, and identify parts of currency. Don’t miss this cool government site.