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Government Sites
A Tour Through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing - (Department of the Treasury) -
Join Agents Cash and Banks on a fun and exciting tour through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Learn about
the history of United States currency in History Hall and the process of making new currency in the Production
Room. This is something you have to download, so make sure to ask your parents first.
Ad
Decoder - BAM! - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - What’s the deal? Turn the pages in
this interactive magazine and learn about the messages behind the ads you see every day.
Break The Bank - (U.S. Mint) - Answering coin trivia questions to fill a piggy
bank and then break it open.
Catch a Counterfeit - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - A fun exercise that will allow
players to familiarize themselves with the new security features. The game also highlights some of the common
faults found in counterfeit bills.
Coin
News - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Keep in touch with United States Mint happenings
including Coin of the Month and the Making Cents e-newsletter.
Coins and Medals - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Discover current and future coin
programs, including commemorative coins, presidential $1 coins and more.
Collector's Club - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Learn how to set up a collection,
share your hobby, and find activities and games.
Design Your Own Bill - This fun game is a great way to introduce children to money by allowing
them to design THEIR own currency.
Dollar
Dive - (U.S. Mint) - While trying to escape Sea Monster, help Plinky dive for Presidential $1 coins.
FDIC
Learning Bank - (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - This site tells you the who, what, when,
where and why about this agency - with a little help from Carmen Cents!
FDIC Learning Bank Lesson Plans - Here are some lesson plans from the FDIC on making
change for a dollar and deposit insurance.
Federal Reserve Kids Page - The Federal Reserve System, also known as "The Fed," is the
central bank of the United States. It was created to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable
monetary and financial system. Learn more about this agency and take a fun quiz!
H.I.P. Pocket
Change - Looking for cool games, amazing time travel, and coin-collecting tips? You’re in the right
place. Just visit the U.S. Mint’s site and discover a pocketful of treasures!
H.I.P. Pocket
Change Games - (U.S. Mint) - Have fun playing these online games about coins.
History of the U.S.
Mint - How have the United States Mint and its coins changed over the years? Find out here!
Interactive Bills - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The interactive bills provide an animated
tutorial of the security and design features of the new $5, $10, $20 and $50 bills.
KidsInvest - LUCKY YOU!!! Remember that sweepstakes you entered? Well, You
won!!! Now you need to decide what to do with all this money and see what happens.
Money Match - NewMoney.gov - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - A card game
that challenges you to find a matching pair of cards that have the same drawings or pictures of currency design
features. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
New $5
Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The new $5 bills, which entered circulation on March 13,
2008, are safer, smarter and more secure.
Project CHANGE -
(Securities and Exchange Commission) - Learn the importance of financial literacy. Get advice on saving,
spending and sharing money.
Redesigned $10 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The new $10 bill, which was the
third denomination to be redesigned in the series, includes subtle shades of orange, yellow and red along with
images of the Statue of Liberty's torch and the words "We the People" from the United States Constitution. The
new $10 bill was introduced on March 2, 2006.
Redesigned $20 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - A safer, smarter and more secure
$20 bill began circulating October 9, 2003, as part of the United States government's ongoing effort to stay ahead
of counterfeiting and maintain worldwide confidence and trust in United States currency.
Social Security Kids
Stuff - Social Security is your piggy bank for the future. As you work, you save by making payments to
Social Security. Later when you no longer are working, Social Security will pay you back every month with a
check.
Time
Machine - This is a great site about learning the history of coins. There are great facts about
interesting people, places, and events that are honored on our coins; you can now experience these people,
places and events first hand.
Treasury’s Page for
Kids - Take a tour, learn about the agency’s history, the history of money, how to detect counterfeit,
savings bonds and much more.
You Are Here -
(Federal Trade Commission) - This site helps you think like a consumer and find out things like how advertising
influences your decisions.
Other Resources
Bank It - It's My Life - So, where do you keep your money? In a piggy bank? In an envelope
tucked in a drawer? Or some of you might even have a savings account at the bank. Is that the best way?
Banking Kids Page - Elementary - Learn how to deposit funds and withdraw funds
from a savings account. Try out the puzzles.
BrainPOP - Social Studies - BrainPOP's has animated movies created to explain the world
around us in an engaging way. There are some FREE movies, but most you have to subscribe to. Kids, make
sure to talk this over with your parents.
Cash, Check or Credit? - TheMint.org - Until now you may have used only cash to
make purchases. Cash is great! But as you get older, sellers will give you other ways to spend money.
Create a Budget - PBS Kids Go - A budget, or spending plan, will help you cover all your
needs, wants, expenses, and saving goals. It requires three things: Knowing how much money you spend,
knowing your saving goals and managing your money.
Credit Card Facts - TheMint.org - Get to know more about credit cards - their
advantages and disadvantages - before you use them.
Economy for Kids - Scholastic - The Economy for Kids Special Report collects
resources and articles to help you make sense of the economy, how it works, and what makes it such a vital part
of our lives.
Federal Reserve Bank - Student Activities - All kinds of games to teach you about
money.
Kids Bank - Learn about
saving money, interest, and checks.
Kid's Economic Glossary - Scholastic - A glossary of economic terms to help
you better understand the economic and the current economic crisis.
Making Money: Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching! - Here’s how some It's My Life-ers fill their piggy
banks with extra moolah.
Money: It's All About the Benjamins! - Lots of kids know how to spend money, but do
you know how to earn it, save it and make it work for you? Kidsreads is here to help you figure out finance.
Planet Orange -
Discover Planet Orange, and open your eyes to the world of money! Brave the desert, climb mountains, and dodge
alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and investing.
Wise Pockets Clubhouse for Kids - Wise Pockets teaches you about earning,
saving and spending. Meet new friends, read stories and do some fun activites!
Page Revised - 12/29/2009
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