FINANCIAL LITERACY: SAVING MONEY Ask your students if they have ever wanted to buy something that cost more than the money they had? It might have been something like a good quality baseball bat, designer jeans or a special, collectable coin. This week's Kid Scoop gives students math practice while teaching how to save money for a special purchase. LESSONS IN SAVING http://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/article-topics.php?Article_ID=6176 AUDIENCE: Parents "According to recent surveys of American families, many kids growing up are getting themselves into debt before the age of 21. It seems the lessons that Alicia Mendiola learned about money while growing up aren't the ones being passed on by parents these days." Read on. FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES http://www.uen.org/financial_lit/student/kids_activities.shtml AUDIENCE: Teachers Financial literacy activities for kids. ADVENTURES OF MONEYMANM http://www.ildfpr.com/finlit101/Kids/K-Index.asp AUDIENCE: Elementary School Classrooms Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation brings you the "Adventures of Moneyman." Hi, my name is Moneyman and I am here to take you on a mission to learn about banking and money! Join my friends Lois Loan, my dog Credit, and me as we go on adventures with money! Start your quest by clicking one of the links below, and become a money superhero like me! Come on let's go. Books Orr, Tamra. A Kid's Guide to Stock Market Investing. Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2009. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Introduces the principles of the stock market, covering how to buy stock, how the different exchanges work, and what happens during a crash. Orr, Tamra. Saving Tips for Kids. Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2009. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Presents information and advice for young readers about how to save money, and discusses such topics as savings and checking accounts, investment options, and simple and compound interest. Rauen, Amy. Using Money at the Lemonade Stand. Milwaukee : Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2008 AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Two young boys set up a lemonade stand and demonstrate how to count coins and add up the costs of purchases. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kid Scoop Publication Week of 12/21/08 HOLIDAY BRAIN BUILDERS This week's Kid Scoop page looks like it is packed full of fun. However, the games and puzzles are also great skill-building exercises that promote reading comprehension, vocabulary building, math skills and critical thinking.'Don’t let them know how educational all this fun is! FUN BRAINCHRISTMAS PUZZLES AND GAMES http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/christmas/cgames.htm AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms Kids Turn Central offers lots of Christmas puzzles and games. HANUKKAH ACTIVITIES http://www.thekidzpage.com/holidays/hanukkah/index.html AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms The Kids Page is a good place to find on-line and printable Hanukkah activites. KWANZAA INFORMATION http://www.vineland.org/suggest/Kwanzaa.htm AUDIENCE: All Ages Here is a large collection of websites on Kwanzaa for teachers and students. Booksv Save, Ken. World's Greatest Christmas Activity Book. Barbour Publishing, 2008 AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Bring Christmas to life for kids with The Word's Greatest Christmas Activity Book. They'll love the entertaining activities, and you'll love the won't-break-your-budget price! Perfect for kids ages 8 to 12, The World's Greatest Christmas Activity Book for Kids promises hours of puzzle- solving entertainment. Featuring word games, puzzles, and more, kids will find themselves being transported to Bethlehem, unearthing Christmas customs around the world, experiencing the wonder of Christ's birth, and beating the wintertime blues. Goldfluss, Karen. Kwanzaa Activities. Teacher Created Resources, 2004. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities and projects. For use at school, in clubs, and at home. Marsh, Carole. Hanukkah: Activities, Crafts, Recipes and More. Gallopade International, 2003. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 Another great book by the ever-resourceful Carole Marsh. Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities, cooking and projects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kid Scoop Publication for Week of 12/28/08 CAPTAIN STORMALONG Alfred Bulltop Stormalong, or Captain Stormalong, was an American folk hero and the subject of numerous nautical-themed tall tales originating in Massachusetts. Stormalong was said to be a sailor and a giant, some 30 feet tall. This week, Kid Scoop introduces students to this American legend and the traits of a tall tale. ILLUSTRATED TALL TALES http://www.towson.edu/csme/mctp/studentprojects/TallTales/page4.html AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms Elementary school students drew stamps to illustrate some famous American tall tales, including the adventures of Captain Stormalong. CLASSIC TALE RETOLD http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/ri2.html AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms Old Stormalong and the Octopus, a brief, classic tale retold by S. E. Schlosser. SEA SHANTY http://www.contemplator.com/sea/stormalong.html AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms The sea shanty "Storm Along." Books Osborne, Mary Pope. American Tall Tales. New York, NY: Knopf, 1991. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan. Schwartz, Alvin. Whoppers: Tall Tales and Other Lies Collected from American Folklore. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1975. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 A reviewer said, ‘There are few things as beguiling as a really audacious lie, and the prospect of a collection of them seems almost too good to be true. There are hunting yarns, lies about farming, about insects and animals, about the weather . . . all illustrated to a T." San Souci, Robert D. Larger than Life: The Adventures of American Legendary Heroes. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1991. AUDIENCE: Grades 3-5 A collection of four short tales about such legendary American heroes as John Henry, Old Stormalong, Sluefoot Sue, and Paul Bunyan. E-Scoop is the fastest and easiest way to learn more about the subjects you see on Kid Scoop pages.