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232 Toolbox FINANCIAL LITERACY TOOLS • The Council for Economic Education (http://www.councilforeconed.org/). • Florida Council on Economic Education (http://www.fcee.org/classroom -resources/). A state sponsored website providing wiki’s and lesson plans to teachers for teach economic education. • Great American Financial Resources, Inc. (GAFRI) (http://usatodayeducate .com/wordpress/index.php/money-matters-101/). GAFRI has partnered with USA TODAY to create Money Matters 101, a series of free lesson plans for educators to use in the classroom. Three articles from this series will be used to discuss financial literacy with regard to college. • Hands on Banking (http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/instructionalresources .html). Sponsored by Wells Fargo, this website provides free downloadable instructional resources that could be a good jumping off point for teachers. • iCivics (http://www.icivics.org/). A gaming website that has a section on budgeting. • Jump Start (http://www.jumpstart.org/best-practices.html). Provides best practices in selecting and using financial literacy materials. • Gen i Revolution (http://www.genirevolution.org/). A personal finance game designed for middle to high school students.With 15 missions, stu- 233 Financial Literacy Tools continued TOOLBOX dents can work together and compete with each other to solve common financial literacy problems. • The Mint (http://www.themint.org/kids/earning.html). A gaming resource that allows students to balance earning, saving, spending and charitable giving. • Rich Kid, Smart Kid (http://www.richkidsmartkid.com/grownUps. html). A slightly elementary site which nevertheless provides lessons for the upper grades, as well discussing debt, investment, decisions and similar concepts. • The U.S. Mint (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/financialliteracy/). Financial Literacy through the U.S. Mint. Lots of resources for various age groups, and additional links. ...

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