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 Role Plays on Banking and Payments
Two new role plays, developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, are now available. There’s No Business Like Bank Business is targeted toward 3rd through 5th grade students and introduces the benefits of saving money in a bank and how banks work. Payment Parliament, for 5th through 8th graders, covers different payment methods available to consumers. Both role plays include fun characters and an interactive way for students to enhance their reading skills while learning about key financial concepts.
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It’s Your Paycheck
This curriculum unit is designed for use in high school personal finance classes. It contains three sections: “Know Your Dough," "KaChing!" and "All About Credit." The lessons in each of these sections employ various teaching strategies to engage students so that they have opportunities to apply the concepts being taught. Each lesson includes black-line masters of the handouts and visuals needed to teach the lesson.
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A Day in the Life of the FOMC – Revised Version
As long as the U.S. economy is growing steadily and inflation is low, few people give much thought to the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, the group within the Federal Reserve System charged with setting monetary policy. Yet, when economic volatility makes the evening news, this committee and its activities become much more prominent. This revised publication gives readers an inside look at the Federal Reserve's monetary policymaking body.
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