Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Decimals on a Number Line
This is a review skill that I went over in class today. Students in homeroom 152 have to do this for tonight's homework, so I thought it would be helpful if they had a video to refer to.
Friday, April 6, 2012
April is National Financial Literacy Month
This post isn't directly related to what we're teaching in the red pod this week, but I recently read about an interesting website that I want to pass along. It's called KidWorth and it enables parents to set up a (non-interest earning) bank account for their child into which their allowance and monetary gifts can be deposited. Kids can then set goals for saving, charitable giving, or future spending on something they must save up for. At the same time, they are learning about saving, budgeting, and the rewards of delayed gratification.
I Googled KidWorth reviews and found that several mommy-bloggers endorse this site, but at the bottom of their blog posts they disclose that they are paid for their endorsement, so I looked further and I found the Living in Digital Times blog. The post entitled Reimagining Kids' Birthday Gifts gives a more objective (and overall positive) review of KidWorth, along with links to other websites that are designed to teach kids money-management skills. Here's a Wall Street Journal article entitled How I Spent My Allowance about a 10-year-old's experience using a site like KidWorth.
Since my own kids are grown, I have no firsthand experience with sites like this. However, my 28-year-old daughter uses a site called Mint.com to keep track of all things financial in her life. After becoming keenly aware of their spending habits and redirecting that money, she and her husband saved for a downpayment on their first home. I asked if she wasn't concerned about having all her financial information stored in cyberspace and she responded, "Mom, your information is stored in cyberspace whether you choose to access it there or not."
So this is the world our children live in, or will live in. The more cashless our society becomes, the more mindful we need to be about our money.
Do you use KidWorth or a site like it? Leave a commnt to share your firsthand experience.
I Googled KidWorth reviews and found that several mommy-bloggers endorse this site, but at the bottom of their blog posts they disclose that they are paid for their endorsement, so I looked further and I found the Living in Digital Times blog. The post entitled Reimagining Kids' Birthday Gifts gives a more objective (and overall positive) review of KidWorth, along with links to other websites that are designed to teach kids money-management skills. Here's a Wall Street Journal article entitled How I Spent My Allowance about a 10-year-old's experience using a site like KidWorth.
Since my own kids are grown, I have no firsthand experience with sites like this. However, my 28-year-old daughter uses a site called Mint.com to keep track of all things financial in her life. After becoming keenly aware of their spending habits and redirecting that money, she and her husband saved for a downpayment on their first home. I asked if she wasn't concerned about having all her financial information stored in cyberspace and she responded, "Mom, your information is stored in cyberspace whether you choose to access it there or not."
So this is the world our children live in, or will live in. The more cashless our society becomes, the more mindful we need to be about our money.
Do you use KidWorth or a site like it? Leave a commnt to share your firsthand experience.
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