Teach Your Kids About Money
Below are some resources for parents to help your children continue their financial education. There are articles, activities and more!
Articles
- Huffington Post: Resolving to teach your kids about money
- Money As You Grow
- THE MINT
- KIDS USA
- TREASURY
- CNBC – 5 Tips to Teach Kids Money
- Practical Money Skills
- CNN Money: Money 101 Lesson Guide
- FORBES Magazine: Essentials For Teaching Kids About Money
- Summer Time is For Teaching Kids About Money
- Teaching Kids About Money
- 7 Steps to Teach Kids About Money
- The 5 Most Important Money Lessons To Teach Your Kids
- No More Impulse Buys: How To Teach Your Kids About Money
- Money Lessons For Your Kids: What They Should Know By Age 5, 10 & 15
- Five Tips to Make Kids Smarter About Money
- Need To Manage Your Kid’s Allowance? There’s An App For That
- Debt Helper – Guide To Teaching Kids About Money & Finance
Books
We have provided a complete list of useful books related to financial education.
- “A Bargain For Frances” by Russell Hoban
- “A Chair for My Mother” by Vera B. Williams
- “A Dollar For Penny” by Dr. Julie Glass
- “A Job For Jenny Archer” by Ellen Conford
- “A Quarter From The Tooth Fairy” by Caren Holtzman
- “A Smart Girl’s Guide to Money” by Nancy Holyoke
- “Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst
- “Amelia Bedelia Means Business” by Herman Parish
- “An Orange for Frankie” by Patricia Polacco
- “Arthur’s Pet Business” by Marc Brown
- “Arthur’s TV Trouble” by Marc Brown
- “Bea And Mr. Jones” by Amy Schwarz
- “Ben Goes Into Business” by Marilyn Hirsch
- “Boxes for Katje” by Candace Fleming
- “Bunny Money” by Rosemary Wells
- “But I’ve Used All My Pocket Change” by Lauren Child
- “Carl Goes Shopping” by Alexandra Day
- “Coat of Many Colors” by Dolly Parton
- “Dollars and cents for Harriet” by Betsy Maestro
- “Erandi’s Braids” by Antonio Hernández Madrigal
- “Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique” by Jane O’Connor
- “Follow the money” by Loreen Leefy
- “Four Dollars and Fifty Cents” by Eric A. Kimmel
- “How The Second Grade Got $8,205.50 To Visit The Statue Of Liberty” by Nathan Zimelman
- “How to Steal a Dog” by Barbara O’Connor
- “Isabel’s Car Wash” by Shelia Bair
- “Jerome The Babysitter” by Eileen Christelow
- “Just saving my money” by Mercer Mayer
- “Just Shopping With Mom” by Mercer Mayer
- “Leo And Emily’s Zoo” by Franz Brandenberg
- “Making Cents” by Elizabeth Keeler Robinson
- “Max’s Bunny Business” by Rosemary Wells
- “Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip” by Eileen Spinelli
- “Money Madness” by David A. Adler
- “Money sense for kids” by Hollis Page Harman
- “Money, Money Honey Bunny” by Marilyn Sadler
- “Mrs. Pirate” by Nick Sharratt
- “My First Job” by Julia Allen
- “My Rows and Piles of Coins” by Tololwa M. Mollel
- “National Geographic Kids Everything Money: A wealth of facts, photos, and fun!”
- “No Time For Christmas” by Judy Delton
- “Not So Fast Songololo” by Niki Daly
- “One cent, two cent, old cent, new cent” by Bonnie Worth
- “Ox-Cart Man” by Donald Hall
- “Paddy’s Pay Day” by Alexandra Day
- “Pedrito’s Day” by Luis Garay
- “Pretty Penny Makes Ends Meet” by Devon Kinch
- “Sheep In A Shop” by Nancy Shaw
- “Something Special For Me” by Vera B. Williams
- “The Berenstain Bears & Mama’s New Job” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
- “The Berenstain Bears Get The Gimmes” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
- “The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
- “The Berenstain Bears Trouble with money” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
- “The Cinnamon Hen’s Autumn Day” by Sandra Dutton
- “The Coin Counting Book” by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
- “The Gift” by Aliana Brodmann
- “The Gold Coin” by Alma F. Ada
- “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Christopher Paul Curtis
- “The Money We’ll Save” by Brock Cole
- “The Purse” by Kathy Caple
- “Those Shoes” by Maribeth Boelts
- “Tight Times” by Barbara Shook Hazen
- “Tom And Annie Go Shopping” by Barry Smith
- “What are goods and services?” by Carolyn Andrews
- “What are taxes?” by Baron Bedesky
- “When Times are Tough” by Yanitzia Canetti
- “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin
- “Yard Sale” by James Stevenson
Movies
We have provided a complete list of useful child appropriate movies related to financial education.
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
- Lemonade in winter
- DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
- Blank Check
- Mickey & Minnie’s : Gift of the Magi