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Government Sites
A Tour Through the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing - Join Agents Cash and Banks on a fun and exciting tour through the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. Learn about the history of United States currency in History Hall and the
process of making new currency in the Production Room. This is something you have to download, so
make sure to ask your parents first.
Ad Decoder - BAM! - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) -
What’s the deal? Turn the pages in this interactive magazine and learn about the messages behind
the ads you see every day.
Break The Bank - (U.S. Mint) - Answering coin trivia questions to
fill a piggy bank and then break it open.
Catch a Counterfeit - A fun exercise that will allow players to
familiarize themselves with the new security features. The game also highlights some of the common
faults found in counterfeit bills.
Design Your Own Bill - This fun game is a great way to
introduce children to money by allowing them to design THEIR own currency.
Dollar
Dive - (U.S. Mint) - While trying to escape Sea Monster, help Plinky dive for Presidential
$1 coins.
FDIC Learning Bank - (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - This site tells you
the who, what, when, where and why about this agency - with a little help from Carmen Cents!
FDIC Learning Bank Lesson Plans - Here are some lesson plans
from the FDIC on making change for a dollar and deposit insurance.
Federal Reserve Kids Page - The Federal Reserve System, also known as "The
Fed," is the central bank of the United States. It was created to provide the nation with a safer, more
flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. Learn more about this agency and take a
fun quiz!
H.I.P. Pocket
Change - Looking for cool games, amazing time travel, and coin-collecting tips? You’re
in the right place. Just visit the U.S. Mint’s site and discover a pocketful of treasures!
Interactive Bills - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The
interactive bills provide an animated tutorial of the security and design features of the new $5, $10,
$20 and $50 bills.
KidsInvest - LUCKY YOU!!! Remember that sweepstakes you entered?
Well, You won!!! Now you need to decide what to do with all this money and see what happens.
Money Fun Facts & Trivia - Check out these fun facts
and trivia regarding our money.
New $5 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The new $5 bills,
which entered circulation on March 13, 2008, are safer, smarter and more secure.
Redesigned $10 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) -
The new $10 bill, which was the third denomination to be redesigned in the series, includes subtle
shades of orange, yellow and red along with images of the Statue of Liberty's torch and the words "We
the People" from the United States Constitution. The new $10 bill was introduced on March 2,
2006.
Redesigned $20 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) -
A safer, smarter and more secure $20 bill began circulating October 9, 2003, as part of the United
States government's ongoing effort to stay ahead of counterfeiting and maintain worldwide
confidence and trust in United States currency.
Social
Security Kids Stuff - Social Security is your piggy bank for the future. As you work, you
save by making payments to Social Security. Later when you no longer are working, Social Security
will pay you back every month with a check.
Time
Machine - This is a great site about learning the history of coins. There are great facts
about interesting people, places, and events that are honored on our coins; you can now experience
these people, places and events first hand.
Treasure Trivia Time - Test your knowledge about our new
currency with this fun question and answer style trivia game. A quick hint before you start - all of the
answers to the questions can be found by browsing the New Currency section of the web site.
Treasury’s Page
for Kids - Take a tour, learn about the agency’s history, the history of money, how to
detect counterfeit, savings bonds and much more.
You Are
Here - (Federal Trade Commission) - This site helps you think like a consumer and find
out things like how advertising influences your decisions.
Other Resources
Bank It - It's My Life - So, where do you keep your money? In a piggy bank? In
an envelope tucked in a drawer? Or some of you might even have a savings account at the bank. Is
that the best way?
Banking Kids Page - Elementary - Learn how to deposit funds and
withdraw funds from a savings account. Try out the puzzles.
BrainPOP - Social Studies - BrainPOP's has animated movies created to
explain the world around us in an engaging way. There are some FREE movies, but most you have
to subscribe to. Kids, make sure to talk this over with your parents.
Budgeting: Your Tool
to Balance Saving and Spending - Having a savings plan and a budget can help you
save for both short-term financial goals (like buying a computer) and long-term financial goals (like
saving for college).
Cash, Check or Credit? - TheMint.org - Until now you may have
used only cash to make purchases. Cash is great! But as you get older, sellers will give you other ways
to spend money.
Create a Budget - PBS Kids Go - A budget, or spending plan,
will help you cover all your needs, wants, expenses, and saving goals. It requires three things:
Knowing how much money you spend, knowing your saving goals and managing your money.
Credit Card Facts - TheMint.org - Get to know more about credit cards -
their advantages and disadvantages - before you use them.
Economy for Kids - Scholastic - The Economy for Kids Special
Report collects resources and articles to help you make sense of the economy, how it works, and what
makes it such a vital part of our lives.
Federal Reserve Bank - Student Activities - All kinds of games
to teach you about money.
Kids Bank - Learn
about saving money, interest, and checks.
Kid's Economic Glossary - Scholastic - A glossary of
economic terms to help you better understand the economic and the current economic crisis.
Making Money: Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching! - Here’s how some It's My
Life-ers fill their piggy banks with extra moolah.
Money: It's All About the Benjamins! - Lots of kids know how to
spend money, but do you know how to earn it, save it and make it work for you? Kidsreads is here to
help you figure out finance.
Planet
Orange - Discover Planet Orange, and open your eyes to the world of money! Brave the
desert, climb mountains, and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about
earning, spending, saving, and investing.
Republic of Saving - Planet Orange - Saving money towards a major
goal is a little like climbing these snowy peaks. Sometimes it's a challenge, but the rewards — like the
fabulous view from the top — make it well worth it. Armed with our camping gear and our wallets,
let's start climbing!
Wise Pockets Clubhouse for Kids - Wise Pockets teaches
you about earning, saving and spending. Meet new friends, read stories and do some fun
activites!
Page Revised - 3/30/2009
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