Tuesday, March 28, 2006
March Learn About Money Family Tech
Money turned out to be a fun topic for the March Family Tech...and all the future financial gurus had a great time with it. A new project of 'Taking the Fun Home' gives participants a list of Web sites they can take home and continue working on with their kids. We're also creating a database of topical Web sites for future use. Family Tech continues to expand! Thanks, Sherry, for getting all these projects together for the kids. Well done!
Monday, March 06, 2006
Money: Younger Kids: U.S. Mint HIP Pocket Change
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/flashIndex.cfm
Still working on the money theme, there are some games, cartoons, a 'time machine' to learn about money through the ages, and even news on coins. There is even a section on President's Day (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=coinNews/presidentsDay.cfm) to learn about some of the historical figures that grace our coins. A teacher's page gives lesson plans and ideas to promote financial literacy (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=teachers)
Still working on the money theme, there are some games, cartoons, a 'time machine' to learn about money through the ages, and even news on coins. There is even a section on President's Day (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=coinNews/presidentsDay.cfm) to learn about some of the historical figures that grace our coins. A teacher's page gives lesson plans and ideas to promote financial literacy (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=teachers)
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Money: Young Kids: Counting Money
http://www.tennessee.gov/tdfi/java/game/game.html
Let Old Abe help your kids with money! Abe 'sells' the kids things like hotdogs or pumpkins, but he won't make change. Kids have to figure out what bills and coins they need to make the exact amount. Great for kids just learning about money. There is an easy game and a hard game. The difference between the easy and the hard is the the hard gets kids to pay with a variety of coins...for example, if it is 96 cents, the coin choices in the easy include 3 quarters and 2 dimes and pennies. In the hard game, there are only 2 quarters, 5 dimes, and nickels and pennies. It's a short game, but kids will find it fun.
Let Old Abe help your kids with money! Abe 'sells' the kids things like hotdogs or pumpkins, but he won't make change. Kids have to figure out what bills and coins they need to make the exact amount. Great for kids just learning about money. There is an easy game and a hard game. The difference between the easy and the hard is the the hard gets kids to pay with a variety of coins...for example, if it is 96 cents, the coin choices in the easy include 3 quarters and 2 dimes and pennies. In the hard game, there are only 2 quarters, 5 dimes, and nickels and pennies. It's a short game, but kids will find it fun.
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