How to teach kids about money, along with fun activities and games for kids.  Here you will find articles on how to talk to your kids about money and games that will teach them lessons about interest rates, budgeting, credit cards, entrepreneurship, and more! 

• Digital Games & Activities for Students K-5
• Digital Games & Activities for Students 6-12

• WA529 - Guaranteed Education Tuition Plan
  Washington’s 529 Prepaid College Tuition Plan
• DreamAhead
  Washington’s 529 College Investment Plan
• Credit Repair - How To
  Information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about how you can improve your creditworthiness for low or no-cost.
• DFI’s Credit Resource
  Information about credit cards, debit cards, and credit reports from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).
• DFI’s Guide to Home Loans
  The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Guide to Home Loans walks homebuyers through the complicated process of buying a home.
• DFI's Investor Education Page
  Investor education information from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).
• Biz Kid$
  Links to the PBS series that teaches how to make and manage money including a newsletter, blog, clips from the show, and educational tools.

Financial education tips, lesson plans, and free curriculum.  For more free resources, please visit the Open Educational Resources (OER) website. 

• Financial Education Materials
  List of materials for educators.
• Money Management Lessons and Resources for Kids: Grades K-12
  This guide provided by Maryville University contains lesson plans and resources on financial education topics for all grade levels.
• Jump$tart Washington
  Jump$tart Washington is a nonprofit coalition created to promote the need for financial education in Washington State.

Free Curriculum and Programs

• DFI's Money Savvy Program
  Personal finance curriculums for Elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. Also Jump$tart and FEPPP teacher training information.
• DFI's Right on the Money College Book
  Free informative workbook that helps young adults learn to manage their finances from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).
• EconEdLink Lessons
  Offers K-12 online economics teaching materials and lessons.
• Next Gen Personal Finance
  Supporting educators and empowering students.
• Practical Money Skills
  Free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life. Web site includes K-College curriculum.
• Teaching Kids the Stock Market
  What it is, risk and reward, and ways to invest.
• Washington Society of CPA's Scholarships
  A list of state CPA societies offering scholarships to students.
• Investopedia Stock Simulator
  Use this simulator to explore the stock market risk free! Invest any amount of digital money and pick any stocks to fill your portfolio. Watch them grow or lose money as they are in the actual stock market.

Activities and Games for the Classroom

• Chair the Fed Game
  Learn how monetary policy works by taking charge of a simulated economy.
• Elementary - Wise Pockets World
  Interactive stories for children about earning, saving, spending, lending, and borrowing money.
• Middle and High School - MoneySKILL
  Interactive personal course for high schools, using real-life simulations to help students learn to make informed financial decisions.
• Middle and High School - Stock Market Game
  The Stock Market Game gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in an on-line portfolio.

How to avoid debt, set up a bank account, or even start investing.

College and Education

• Washington Student Achievement Council
  Resources for financial aid for post-secondary education.
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  Form that's submitted to, and processed by the U.S. Department of Education that analyzes each student's need analysis and electronically transmits the results to the financial aid offices of the schools you've listed on your application.

Just for Fun

• Jump$tart's Reality Check
• Business and Money Math Help For Kids
  You might not think that learning about money is fun, but you need to know this stuff for when you're older, because every grown-up uses math in their life every day.

Help for youth with disabilities.

• College Guide for Students with Disabilities
  Every student should have the opportunity to attend college and better their future, including their financial future. This guide will assist students with disabilities in choosing colleges that will best work with their needs.
• Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
  College funding for youth with disabilities.
• Youthhood - National Center of Secondary Education and Transition
  Created by youth for youth, this game is a neighborhood simulation with different financial tasks.
• The federal Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)
  Act authorized states to establish tax-advantaged savings programs so individuals with disabilities can save and invest money without jeopardizing eligibility for public benefits.