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Financial Literacy: Managing Money Made Cool

My students need financial literacy games, calculators, a Go Pro camera to document their reflections, and a laptop to research securities.

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My Students

Wall Street may have a roller coaster day, but just what does that mean to children? It's never too early to learn how to manage one's money, and there are some great resources for supporting financial literacy for elementary school students.

My students attend fifth grade in a New York City public school in the borough of Queens.

We are one of the most diverse areas of the nation and the many cultures represented give us a global perspective. With that we are attuned to events occurring around the world. Our international school community recognizes education's critical role in upward mobility and there is an emphasis on the need to academically succeed. For that reason we are charged with the responsibility of providing the best resources and tools for learning for a student body that is highly motivated. My fifth graders are eager learners requiring our school to provide many avenues for learning. That means we have to be innovative, especially when we approach the field of financial literacy.

My Project

To bolster financial literacy I have requested 3 CASHFLOW for Kids and 3 Daytrader board games to be played by groups of students. These are exciting and yes, even volatile financial games that require students to acquire the knowledge essential for making sound financial investments and good economic decisions. Better to make the mistake in a board game than with one's actual savings. The ten calculators requested with a range of capabilities will help students evaluate the value of the portfolios they create during their investment simulations. A modestly priced HP laptop will support research of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds students might consider for investment. The GoPro camera with memory card will be used to document students' experiences and insights as to what they have learned. The camera is durable and can be taken home on loan to develop student created videos sharing those experiences as a result of playing the games and conducting research.

This project has assembled hands-on and virtual resources combining differentiated 21st century learning styles in support of financial literacy.

The board games, the laptop with CD/DVD burning capability to document and preserve student experiences, the calculators for monitoring the value of portfolios, and the GoPro video camera to record student reflections all support a comprehensive plan for introducing and enhancing student understanding of finance. What a cool way to learn.

Mrs. Alperstein PS 174 William Sidney Mount Grades 3-5

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Rego Park, NY View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GoPro HERO4 BLACK • Amazon $499.99 1 $499.99
HP - Pavilion 23'All-In-One Computer - AMD E2-Series - 4GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Black • Best Buy for Business $479.99 1 $479.99
Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS 2-Line Scientific Calculator, Black w/Blue Accents • Amazon $13.02 10 $130.20
Daytrader: A Financial Board Game • Amazon $39.99 3 $119.97
CASHFLOW for Kids • Amazon $39.95 3 $119.85
SanDisk Extreme 32GB UHS-I/U3 Micro SDHC Memory Card Up To 60MB/s Read With Adapter-SDSDQXN-032G-G46A [Newest Version] • Amazon $24.95 1 $24.95
GoPro Headstrap Mount + Quick Clip • Amazon $11.87 1 $11.87

Materials cost

$1,386.82

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,437.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$253.70

Total project goal

$1,691.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,691.32

3 Donors

-$836.02

Donations toward project cost

-$711.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.17

Matching donations from our partners

-$853.85

Match offers toward project cost

-$725.77

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.45

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