Financial Literacy: Financial Literacy for Children

Helpful tips for paying children an allowance.

An interactive, virtual bank that helps kids learn basic financial literacy skills beginning at an early age.

Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on job outlook, salary information, and entry requirements. Includes: Accountant, Bookkeeping Clerk, Budget Analyst, Financial Analyst, and Loan Officer career information.

NFL-themed game created to teach money decisions to children. Co-sponsored by Visa.

Fun money facts and games for children from the U.S. Mint. Also, provides financial literacy resources for parents and teachers to use with children.

Resources for starting a book club at your library from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Geared towards children ages 4 through 10.

Standards for what young people should know and can do when it comes to money management. Compiled by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

Personal Finance curriculum packages organized by age and grade levels. The curriculum packages have various costs. Please contact the National Financial Educators Council for more information.

Learn financial basics with Pretty Penny. See how Penny spends and saves her money. The Penny Projects website is free, but the books have various costs.

Created by Penn State University Extension and the Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education for children ages 5–7. Uses children’s literature to teach essential personal finance concepts. Contact the Publications Distribution Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 112 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802-2602 Telephone: 814-865-6713 Fax: 814-863-5560 E-mail: AgPubsDist@psu.edu.

Information for educators and parents to teach the importance of Social Security to children.

Fun money games that quiz children on saving and spending money.

A video series of financial literacy and entrepreneurship lessons featuring an animated Warren Buffett.