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Fun Web sites where kids can learn
how to handle money
By Jay
MacDonald • Bankrate.com
Looking for ways to make money matters fun for
kids? Check out these entertaining educational Web sites:
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Headbone features The Price of Fame game, in which teens can buy, sell
and trade stock in their favorite celebrities.
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Moneyopolis developed by Ernst and Young, teaches real-world math, saving,
financial planning and even job hunting skills to grades 6 through
8.
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Kidsbank created by Sovereign Bank, walks kids through the basics of
money and banking with games, stories, calculators and fun cartoon
guides for boys and girls.
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Strongkids puts the fun in funds by teaching the fundamentals of saving
and investing.
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The
Mint is a comprehensive site developed for middle school
and high school students by Northwestern Mutual Life and the
National Council on Economic Education.
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Fleet
Kids, sponsored by Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston,
features real-world games such as Buy Lo, Sell Hi, Chunka Change
and Ch-Ching! Young contestants can win prizes for their school.
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The
Young Investor offers kids' articles, games, puzzles
and chat rooms to discuss and learn about the full range of
money management.
-- Updated: April 21, 2003
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