Links to Other Sites for Kids

Resources for Kids

Go Green Activities (As seen in Chicago Parent Magazine)

Color our Happy Earth and think about one way your family helps the earth AND saves money too. Enter your coloring form in our coloring contest by scanning it and emailing your form to contest@econcouncil.org.

Read the story of how Joe helps the earth AND saves. Then put the story pictures in the correct order.

Trace the path through the green choices that make the most sense money wise to reach our happy earth.

Use the clues to identify the Go Green term for each item. Then find the item in the Go Green star.

Green Star Search Answers

Read our clues about how you can help the earth and save money too! Then unscramble each of our Go Green terms.

Answers to the "Go Green" Scramble.

Teen Green Spring 2008- Learn how to handle your money as a young employee. Learn how you can Go Green and save!

Resources for Older Kids

Check out these games and activities to learn more about how you can make smart money decisions! Also, visit the Everyone Can Be a Star and Keep It Safe: Money Smart Investigations special activities listed below. All activities are free to download and share.

Career Day Thank You Card

Fash Cash Trivia

Funny Money Riddle Rhymes

Goal Cards

Money Math Crossword

Road to Success Crossword

Sherlock Merlock Decoding

Silly Sally Shopping

Resources for Younger Kids

Learn more about careers, money, banking, and savings with these EAC activities for students ages 3 through 8! All activities are free to download and share.

Banker Bingo

Career Day Thank You Card

Graduation dot to dot

Money Matching Game

Make your own bank

Save Early Piggy Bank

Steps to Success

When I Grow

Money Smart Activities 2007 as Seen in Chicago Parent Magazine

The Safe Saving Search

The Safe Saving Scramble (Blank)

The Safe Saving Scramble (Key)

Saving Story Strip

Chore Cards

Make your own bank kit!

EAC Teen Green Newsletter

Super Saver Coloring Page

Everyone can be a Star: Setting your Financial Goals

EAC 'Everyone Can Be a Star' activities provide a fun and interactive way for parents or teachers to introduce some basic career planning concepts and options to kids. The activities include some assessment worksheets to identify career interests and areas for further exploration. These activities are free to download and share.

Planning for Your Future

Setting Financial and Career Goals

Building Your Action Ladder

Star Chart - Career Planning Activity

Creating Your Life Business Plan

Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistic's website to learn more about jobs that interest you! (This link is not a part of the EAC website)

Keep It Safe: Money Smart Investigations

Did you visit Keep It Safe at the Museum of Science and Industry? Learn more about banking, investing, and money with these activities and links, which are free to download and share.

Bank On It: A Banking Success Story

Bank On It: A Matching Challenge

Keep It Safe: Story

Keep It Safe: Definitions Crossword

Keep It Safe: Links

These links are not a part of the EAC website. However, many offer information about banking, investing, saving, checking, and money. Many sites include free activities for download.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Federal Bureau of Investigations Kids Page

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Secret Service Kids Question and Answer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

United States Treasury Department – Education

Money Central Station (Department of Treasury)

Kids.Gov – Official Kids Portal for the US Government

Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

FDIC Learning Bank

Fed 101: Federal Reserve Bank Education

The Federal Reserve Board Kids’ Page