Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: This Little Piggybank Went to Market
A good lesson that conveys to young students why people work and why they keep their money in banks.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Money Matters: The Gold Standard
This site provides a great article that explains the gold standard and why it didn't work for the United States and many other nations.
Federal Reserve Bank
American Currency: Demand and Interest Bearing Notes: Financing the Union
Brief overview of demand notes of the Union, commonly called "greenbacks." Gives a historical context for the notes and has many pictures of what they looked like. Includes an activity looking at Union soldier wages.
Other
Inter American Development Bank: Bolivia and the Idb
The IDB is a long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. This site offers basic data on Bolivia as well as economic data. It also covers the...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Saving and Investing
Explains the Rule of 72 with examples of compound interest and its power to help grow students' money.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Loans and Savings
What are loans and how do they work? How do banks encourage people to save money? Students work on these questions in the context of the College Project.
Language Guide
Language Guide: El Dinero
These interactive vocabulary words pertain to words one would need to know in dealing with money. Pop-ups play audio with Spanish pronunciation and display correct spelling when the mouse is moved over each illustration.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
The Financial Panic of 1873
This excerpt from The Great Republic by the Master Historians, published in the early 1900s, provides a near-contemporary discussion of one of the many financial panics, depressions, and bank runs that plagued the American economy in the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks
When choosing a place to put their money, people consider how safe there money will be, how easy it is to access, and whether it will earn more money. Students explore how well different savings places achieve these objectives. This...
Other
Mr. Donn: Middle Ages for Kids Banks
Learn how the increases in trade led to the development of banks and money in the Middle Ages.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Money: Kids and Cash
This site provides a lesson about the dynamics of saving and borrowing with banks.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The War Against the Bank
Read about Andrew Jackson's animosity toward the Second Bank of the United States and some reasons for his feelings. Was his veto of the Recharter Bill good for the country? Take the little survey to express your views.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Currency Exchange
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: Joe was planning a business trip to Canada, so he went to the bank to exchange $200 U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars (at a rate of $1.02 CDN per $1 US). On the way home from...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf Money in the Piggy Bank
Alicia opened her piggy bank and counted the coins inside. Here is what she found: Aligns with 4.NF.A.
Digital History
Digital History: Andrew Jackson's War With the Bank of the United States [Pdf]
In a case of "be careful of what you wish for," President Jackson's veto of the rechartering of the Bank of the United States had many ramifications. Read about the banking issues in Jackson's second administration, his on-going war with...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve System manages our country's finances and is in charge of its monetary policy. Learn about its three primary components: the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the Federal Open Market...
Digital History
Digital History: Hamilton, Jefferson, First National Bank of the Us [Pdf]
As with so many other ideas, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were on opposite sides of the formation of a national bank. Read why Hamilton thought it was a great idea, why Jefferson opposed it, and what they each wrote to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F if Bank Account Balance
This task introduces the concept of a step function. It is about the changing balance in a bank account as money is deposited and removed. Aligns with HSF-IF.C.7.b.
Digital History
Digital History: The Celebrated Bank War
A good discussion of the views of supporters and opponents of the Bank of the United States, and the banking industry in general during Jackson's presidency. Were Jackson's ideas backward looking and ignorant? Did his policies cause the...
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money
Using a Berenstain Bears' book, students are introduced to concepts such as spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest. Lesson is detailed and has good activities. Includes questions about the story that teach students about...
Other
Inter American Development Bank: Bolivia and the Idb
The IDB is a long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. This site offers basic data on Bolivia, as well as economic data. It also covers the...
Other
Inter American Development Bank: Peru and the Idb
The IDB is a long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. This site offers basic data on Peru as well as economic data. It also covers the operational...
Federal Reserve Bank
Katrina's Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life
Students will participate in Katrina's Classroom curriculum provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The lesson emphasizes the importance of being prepared for a financial emergency. This is a Commerce and Information Technology...
Digital History
Digital History: Hamilton and Jefferson the Men and Their Philosophies [Pdf]
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton played a huge role not only in crafting important documents in U.S. history, but also by serving as secretaries in George Washington's first cabinet. Read about their diametrically opposing...