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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Absolute Value and Stocks

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders learn about the stock market and start a project involving tracking investments.
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Graphic
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Saving and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Rule of 72 with examples of compound interest and its power to help grow students' money.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Setting a Smart Savings Goal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss short-term and long-term goals and what makes a goal SMART. They then create their own short-term savings goal and make an action plan to meet that goal.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:discovering the Benefits of Investing Early

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use an online calculator and answer questions to learn about the value of investing early.
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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Compound Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide for learning all about compound interest with definitions, formulas, solved examples, and practice questions.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Your 401(k): 10 Things to Find Out

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand ten important things to find out about 401K investments.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: How Your Money Grows

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Investigate how your money can grow on its own through compound interest.
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Website
Other

Employee Benefits Legal Site: 403(b) Plan Audit Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Talks of the recent involvement of the IRS regarding 403 (B) Plans. Gives guidelines for the employer to follow.
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Website
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills at Home: Saving and Investing

For Students 6th - 8th
This collection of activities offers practical strategies to help parents teach teens the basics of saving and investing. Using the suggested activities, parents can share facts about direct investing, mutual funds, and investment clubs...
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Money

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Money.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Stock Market

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is The Stock Market.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Savings and Investing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a matching activity and Activote questions to examine saving and investing.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Stock Market Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a basic introduction to the stock market and investment strategy. After presentation of the lesson, the lesson links to a website to play the stock market game.
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Website
A to Z Home's Cool

A to Z Home's School: Money Matters

For Students 6th - 8th
This homeschooling resource contains useful links to lessons for children about money and economics.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Stocks 101

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet a group of investors who gather to discuss how to keep their investments safe and growing. Learn how investment club members use research to determine wise investment choices. Includes a classroom guide.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Saving and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to get in the habit of saving for the short and long term while maintaining a comfortable quality of life. Explore the reasons for saving and investing and the difference between the two. Includes a classroom guide.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Rule of 72 Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Rule of 72 to estimate how long it will take to double an investment at a given interest rate. Divide 72 by the interest rate to see how long it will take to double your money on an investment.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Investment Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the calculator to calculate the future value of an investment or the required variables necessary to meet your target future value. Required values you can calculate are initial investment amount, interest rate, number of years or...
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Handout
Other

Investor words.com: Liability Definition

For Students 9th - 10th
A very short definition for what liability is in terms of investing. Also lists some related terms.