Tammy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I am looking for something to teach my kids banking/finance etc. Anyone know of anything I can use? My kids are 14 and 16. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I think that CLE might have something. Blustocking press has some stuff too. Rainbow has a mix of stuff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in OH Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Dave Ramsey's website. I know he has curriculum and finance courses for kids. http://www.daveramsey.com Amy in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in WA Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) May not be exactly what you're looking for, but if you are looking at finance regarding business, I just purchased this and it looks wonderful: Your Business Math Series . I will be using it with my 11 & 13 year old. ETA: We will use the Pet Store one and see how we like them and perhaps do more. :) Edited January 12, 2009 by Tina in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 May not be exactly what you're looking for, but if you are looking at finance regarding business, I just purchased this and it looks wonderful: Your Business Math Series . I will be using it with my 11 & 13 year old. ETA: We will use the Pet Store one and see how we like them and perhaps do more. :) We're doing this right now! It is awesome! The girls are 10 and 11 and doing the Bookstore. They love it. We do it daily and they don't want to stop. It is worth every penny! The curriculum is a mock start-up business that covers a business year. The children begin with 10,000. With that they purchase original inventory. Then every month they process customer orders with sales tax, update and order inventory, pay bills (have to write the checks too), pay for advertising and complete a ledger and figure profit or loss. Each month the child draws a card from a stack of AISS (additional in store sales) cards and a card from a 'Chance' stack. These cards can help or hinder. For example, one of my girls drew a chance card that gave her 1/2 off her inventory restocking order. My other one got one that increased her sales by 10%. The program is a great way for children to see what running a business really entails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The curriculum is a mock start-up business that covers a business year. The children begin with 10,000. With that they purchase original inventory. Then every month they process customer orders with sales tax, update and order inventory, pay bills (have to write the checks too), pay for advertising and complete a ledger and figure profit or loss. Each month the child draws a card from a stack of AISS (additional in store sales) cards and a card from a 'Chance' stack. These cards can help or hinder. For example, one of my girls drew a chance card that gave her 1/2 off her inventory restocking order. My other one got one that increased her sales by 10%. The program is a great way for children to see what running a business really entails. Wow. I've thought, when dreaming, about doing something like this with my kids at this age. There are so many, many practical applications to the rest of life if you have a better understanding of the ins-and-outs of running a business, and I wanted my kids to have this understanding. I had no idea someone had already thought it all up. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yikes....the shipping came out to be $9.......What was your shipping charge....I am in south Florida...so maybe they are located across the country, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in WA Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I ordered mine with other stuff so I don't know for sure for just 1 item. I just did a mock order and mine was $9 too. :( I recently ordered 2 things (but 1 had 3 dvd's and a notebook) and the shipping was $7. It wouldn't hurt to ask if the shipping is correct on that item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There are free cartoon booklets on economics/banking from the New York Federal Reserve. It's not a curriculum, but they are good loo books. They also have some high school materials, but I haven't seen them. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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