Youth Education

Educational Bookmarks – Download these bookmarks as an educational tool for children to learn about the features of the new $5 bill. Printing Guidelines: Each educational bookmark has a front and a back. To print out both sides, download and print the front of the bookmarks (PDF) first and then turn the paper over to print the back of the bookmarks (PDF). Follow the guidelines on the paper for cutting. Card-stock paper is recommended.

$5 Lesson Plan - Lesson plans about the redesigned $5 bill and President Abraham Lincoln developed for middle school students by economic education specialists at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
This lesson meets National Standards in history and economics.
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education/lesson_plans/econhistory.html

Interactive Money CD-ROM (Windows Version) (zip file) - Instructions for Download
Interactive Money CD-ROM (Mac Version) - Instructions for Download - Educational activities related to the history, security features and production of the redesigned currency. Join Agents Cash and Banks on a fun and exciting tour through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Interactive Money (alternate version with no audio) (zip file) Instructions for Download - In order to bring the CD-ROM experience to those visitors using assistive technologies, as well as users who wish to experience the CD-ROM without audio, we have provided an alternate version of the tour, complete with text of the audio.

$20 Youth Educational Poster - Information on the redesigned currency and activities that drive students to the Web and the interactive CD-ROM.

$20 Bill Educational Activities - A series of lesson plans and related activities designed to educate students on financial literacy and the redesigned $20 bill can be accessed through The New Color of Money link at http://www.usatoday.com/foundation/initiatives.html.

$50 Bill Lesson Plan - A lesson plan designed to teach students about the features of the redesigned $50 bill. The plan offers educators the opportunity to teach U.S. history, economics and language arts at the National Standard level. In section three of the lesson, students are asked to write an essay about a person, monument, symbol or scene they would like to include on their ideal redesigned currency.

General Audience Educational Materials - A variety of educational materials for general audiences are available in more than 20 languages. The materials are free and can be ordered or downloaded from this Web site.