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  • Young Children (Preschool–Grade 2)
    Activities and lessons to help your young children learn about: Money, Allowance, Saving, Spending and Values.

  • Children (Grades 3–6)
    Upper elementary school children are more aware of the world around them and these lessons will help them have a better understanding of Allowance, Behavior, Chores, Saving, Investing, Accountability, Spending, and Values.

  • Teens (Grades 7–12)
    Interest These lessons will help young adults learn about the following financial literacy topics: Juggling Allowance, Chores, and Work, Saving and Investing, Accountability, Spending, and Values.

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  Saving Money
  • Piggy Bank Lessons
    Learn to Save offers activity ideas to help students learn how to wisely share, save and spend money.

  • Bubblebank
    Bubblebank is a smart and educational pocket money manager - it calculates earned pocket money and interest. Parents retain the cash but bubblebank tracks the balance. It's a simple and fun way to teach children about banking, saving and the value of money.

  • Some Saving Tricks
    Here are some money saving tricks to share with your children.

  • CNN Money
    Six easy lessons to help parents teach young children that money doesn’t grow on trees.

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  General Resources
  • Jump$tart Coalition
    A collection of online, print, and video materials for helping your kids learn about personal finance.

  • Tips for Parents: Talk to Your Kids
    For some reason, Money lands right behind Sex in discussions that parents would just as soon avoid.Use these tips to talk to your children about money.
  • Utah's Educational Savings Plan
    It is never too early to start saving for your child's college education. Learn more ...

  • Utah Mentor
    This online resource will help students and their families select a college, apply for admission, and plan to finance higher education.

  • Economic Literacy Test
    Despite society’s claim that they value economic literacy many adults are not able to answer basic economic questions. See how you do.

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  Online Videos
  • Penny Wise
    Watch these videos to learn more about:

    • History of Money
    • Banking Concepts
    • Financial Concepts
    • Personal Budgeting
   
 
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