The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.

This resource presents brief explanations of topics related to interest, compound interest, and the time value of money.

Twitter has taken the world by storm, even made its name a verb, but are they challenged late in the game to try making money from the service? This article examines this question in depth.

Pigs, rice, nuts, teeth, eggs, feathers - these are all types of currency! This lesson discusses different types of objects that can be used as currency and learners will decide what qualities make an effective currency. Included are...

Practice and gain better understanding of the money supply and the purpose of money.

Browse the site, by clicking on a sub-topic, for information related to currency in the United States.

USA Today's Money section covers the very latest in domestic and world economic news. Coverage also includes in-depth articles and editorials.

Resource gives a history of money through the Civil War. It includes information about what influenced types of money to be made, Confederate currency, and Union currency.

This interactive educational activity introduces elementary age children to United States coins and the dollar bill.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.

The University of Notre Dame in Indiana has a special collections section on coins and currencies, this web page is part of the website representing these artifacts and the history related to them. Wampum, the currency of fur trading, is...

Coins game is a three activity money game which introduces children to UK coinage. It helps children with recognizing coins, sorting coins from lowest to highest, and counting money. Useful as an interactive whiteboard activity.

From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...

A brief history of the barter system and how coins and currency came into use. Includes links to related topics on the use of money.

A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.

Great WebQuest for you to discover information about the history of U.S. coins. You will also learn about the choice of symbols used and then get to design your own coin.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a Montessori 3-part lesson on identifying coins.

CNN special report that provides an abundance of material on social security issues. Topics include social security reform, retirement planning, a retirement calculator tool, President Bush's economic agenda, and more. Very informative...

The USA unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high in August 2009 even though the jobless rate improved. These rates are based on a survey of households while the payroll estimate comes from a survey of employers. This may explain why...

The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve unveiled a $1 trillion program aimed at revitalizing lending to consumers and businesses. This program expands on a $200 billion effort unveiled previously. Details and reactions are...

This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.

In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...

The "multiplier effect" of local currencies refers most specifically to the fact that a given amount of local currency changes hands numerous times in the course of a year. So you can convert the known quantity of the stock of currency...