Bentonville Public Library

Thinking Money

Library Information Teen Advisory Board - PSA Video! Event Guide Event Guide in Spanish Media Release

Curriculum Support Dr. Rita Littrell's Presentation, Sunday, February 25, 2018 Twenty Pennies Activity - Elementary Twenty Pennies Activity Thinking Money LiveBinder Curated by Dr. Rita Littrell, Director of the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education at the University of Arkansas Lesson Plan: Needs vs Wants Bentonville Schools Ignite, Education Strand, Spring 2018 Needs vs Wants Booklet Bentonville Schools Ignite, Education Strand, Spring 2018

Pre-K Grades Anything on Kiddynomics! Just Saving My Money. You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur With a Dime. A lesson on goods and services: Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

Grades K-4 I Can Be an Entrepreneur. Open For Business! Big Banks, Piggy Banks.

Grades 5-6 The Stock Market Game. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Foundation (SIMFA) (This lesson plan is adaptable for Grades 4-12)

Grades 7-8 (pending)

Grades 9-12 Money Math for Teens: Introduction to Earning Interest: Grades 9-10 Version. SaveAndInvest.org, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation

Financial Literacy database by Rosen Digital Financial Literacy Resources (Library Card Login) Saving for the Future & Setting Financial Goals: I Want to Go to College. Financial Literacy, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Web. 17 November 2017. Saving for the Future & Setting Financial Goals: For My Birthday, I Would Like to Buy a Financial Literacy, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Web. 17 November 2017. Planning and Managing Money: My Budget. Financial Literacy, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Web. 17 November 2017.

Thinking Money Partners Thinking Money: A Financial Expedition Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) American Library Association (ALA) Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education University of Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA) U.S. Small Business Administration Bentonville Public Schools Bentonville Public Schools: ESL Center Bentonville Public Schools: Ignite Education Strand BPL Teen Advisory Board Friends of the Bentonville Library

Financial Literacy Resources Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education, University of Arkansas Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Junior Achievement of Arkansas MyMoney.gov (Students) MyMoney.gov (Teachers) SaveAndInvest.org The United States Mint

Thinking Money: a Financial Expedition was developed by the American Library Association Public Programs Office in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, whose support made this exhibition possible. BPL is one of 50 libraries nationwide selected to host this exhibit.

NOTE: Thinking Money was a 6-week traveling exhibit hosted by BPL in 2018. Although the exhibit was temporary, interest in financial literacy continues! The presentations, resources and activities are free to use by learners of all ages.