"…(as a result of the lessons) last year our kindergartners and first graders ran a Kool-Aid stand at lunch and then used the profits to purchase a new birdbath for our school's Florida Hardwood Hammock.

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This program was developed as supplemental curriculum available to teachers in grades pre K - 8 and after-school programs who are interested in introducing financial literacy materials. It is currently in use in more than 5,000 classrooms in 48 states..

It is packaged in classroom sets specifically focused - one for early grades (designed for pre-K through 3rd or 4th grade and a second for 4th through 8th grade)

It is created:

• In developmentally appropriate formats
• To be easily integrated into math , social studies, literacy or geography
• To provide practice in real life skills through the use of manipulatives, games etc.
• In conformance to NCTM and NCEE Standards

Contents of Curricula Classroom Sets

• Sets for lower grades contains:
  • Big book for teachers to read to children
  • Student books (24)
  • Teacher guides
  • Audio cassette
  • Games coordinated to the student book
• Sets for upper grades contains:
  • Student books (30)
  • Learning master books (reproducible)
  • Teacher guides
  • An assortment of resource materials specific to each grade
  • Simulated money for children to count

The following books are the kid friendly titles that engage students participating in this program

WHY MONEY WAS INVENTED
	Children discover how bartering led to the need for a monetary system and why it's important to earn money.
HERE'S THE SCOOP: FOLLOW AN ICE-CREAM CONE AROUND THE WORLD
	Children learn that everything costs money and see how they are economically connected to people everywhere.
A MONEY ADVENTURE: EARNING, SAVING, SPENDING AND SHARING
	Various uses of money are explored as children learn how to start and run a business, how to earn and save money, and what a savings account is about.
FROM BEADS TO BANK NOTES: THE STORY OF MONEY
	"When the teacher tells us we were going to start the lesson from this book (From Beads to Bank Notes) we were all excited." — Laura Students learn about the history of money, the need for a medium of exchange, and the importance of saving and budgeting.
CHECK IT OUT: THE BOOK ABOUT BANKING
	Students learn how banks work, what services banks provide, the meaning of credit and ways to manage money.
TAKING STOCK: THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
	How our economy works, the role business plays, why we pay taxes, and how the stock market works are some of the issues to be explored by students in this book.
MONEY TOWN
	Award Winning CD-ROM for Windows/Macintosh Published by Simon & Schuster/Davidson: $14.95 CFN's award winning CD-ROM is a fun way to teach kids the value of Money. Fun and funds go hand in hand when you put your money where your mouse is. This joy-filled multimedia adventure teaches your child all the basics about dollars and cents. As kids help Greenstreet's coolest characters earn money to reopen their town park, they'll click-and-discover a merry world full of animated money facts, figures, songs and surprises that will send them giggling all the way to the bank.

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• Parent
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wishing to sponsor curriculum into a school or community based organization