Financial Literacy in Public Libraries: A Guide for Building Collections: Financial Literacy for Children

Lessons on money basics from Scholastic.

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.

A resource from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City intended for elementary and middle school students to develop their knowledge of economic and personal finance terms.

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

An activity book from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, available in English and Spanish. This workbook helps children learn how to make smart decisions about money and includes a section that encourages kids to “Ask an Adult” about money decisions they’ve made.

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.

A database of curricula and other resources to teach financial literacy.

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.

Shake, Shake, Shake...Shake Your Piggy Bank!
Children's rock bank and Columbia's Own Lunch Money is helping the library Grow Savers of all ages. The original song was written as a part of Growing Savers: Smart Money @ RCPL, a $78,500 grant effort to increase the financial literacy of low to moderate income families with a special focus on the African-American community. The grant is part of more than $1.2 million awarded to 16 recipients by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA) through smart investing @your library.

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.