Check out Planet Orange for activities on teaching about money: from earning and saving, to spending and credit. There are both online and offline activities. Teachers can download a large activity book (pdf) and lesson plans for grades 1-7. You can even request hardcopies from ING with a phone number in the front of the book. The activity book and the website are developed by ING DIRECT. Vocabulary building and money math activities are seen throughout the lessons, as well as reading for information and problem-solving. It's a great FREE resource with great ways for kids to learn about money. On the Teacher Resource page, teachers can look up lessons and related state standards to use while lesson planning.
There is a parent permission slip to register kids to use the website (either in school or at home). For the online activities, the characters talk, but captions are provided. An online dictionary of important vocabulary is provided that students can click on to get more information about a word they don't know. Children earn money for completing the online activities and spend money to travel to the different activities.Online activities could be done as an interactive whiteboard activity if you wish. Or you could provide this as an at-home activity suggestion to parents.
Online, students travel to different places and learn about money by reading and/or listening to the information. Of course, they will need to spend money on purchasing fuel! Students earn Obux for completing the lesson and in each section there is a comprehension quiz. Students may take on jobs to earn more money to continue their travels. They may also spend some money on games, decorations, or even a robot pet.
This site offers lots of neat activities and resources for teachers about something that everyone needs to learn about.. MONEY!
(http://orangekids.com/ )
Via Richard Byrne @ Free Technology for Teachers
