http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/ValueSavings/index.html

(adapted from the 'Taking Stock in Your Future Intermediate Guide'.)

This interactive helps students to understand the power of accumulated savings and compound interest.

This tool provides an opportunity for students to think critically about issues and concepts they are working with in a given course of study. Partners share one computer terminal and are asked to type opinions and ideas into the template provided. Suggested topics and background reading are provided. Teachers and students are also encouraged to develop and submit their own questions and controversial statements for use in this debate forum.

General Business Topics

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/Debate_GenBusiness/debate.html

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/Debate_QuotesBusiness/debate.html

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResoures/DynamicGraph/DynamicChart.html

Use this Dynamic Graph to enter data into either a pie, line or bar graph and have students print them out to compare results.

Beginner's Formula Builder
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/interactives/formulas/index.html

Advanced Formula Builder
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/interactives/formulas/formulasAdvanced.html

Designed to assist the learner in both recognizing and actively constructing financial formulas, this tool provides an opportunity for students to reinforce knowledge and recognition of core elements needed in financial math.

Financial Jeopardy 1
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/Jeopardy/FinalJeopardy.html

Financial Jeopardy 2
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/Jeopardy2/FinalJeopardy.html

Financial Jeopardy - Credit Cards
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/interactives/jeopardy_Visa/index.html

We have developed two Financial Jeopardy games for you to play online. The questions are adapted from content in the Investor Education "Fair Play" and "Taking Stock In Your Future" -Intermediate and Senior curriculum documents.

Available for download is this Jeopardy resource from MarathonMuse.com
This program can be cumstomized and used with your class.

Cyber Scams
In this activity, students will complete an activity that allows them to learn more about scams on the Internet.

Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, students are asked to learn more about the Investor Education website. They will also be learning more about their own vulnerability to fraud.

Online resources for personal budgeting and finance

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/SavingBudgeting/saveBudgeting.html

(adapted from the 'Taking Stock in Your Future Intermediate Guide')

This Flash presentation gives an overview of saving and budgeting. There is also a printable file for students to complete to help them develop strategies to achieve their financial goals.

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/interactives/salesDiscounts/index.html

(adapted from the 'Taking Stock in Your Future Intermediate Guide')

This interactive provides an opportunity for students to learn how sales and discounts can save them money. By using the internet to research the cost of items for a disaster relief kit, students have the chance to practice shopping within a budget. Students may want to apply the skills they have acquired by initiating fundraising activities within their school to purchase these items for those in need.

In an effort to bring real-world investing experience into elementary and secondary classrooms, educators in Ontario today have been searching out activities that both engage and immerse students in financial realities. Many teachers are using stock market challenges to assist their students in understanding the principles of investment.

"Creating an Investment Portfolio" is a project-based co-operative unit where students work in small groups to build and present an investment portfolio for a fictional client. In order to achieve this goal, a series of lessons and activities have been created to support both teachers and their students through each of the stages of this learning process. Click on the link below to access all of the materials.

Creating an Investment Portfolio
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/TeacherResources/stockMarketChallenge/index.html

(adapted from the 'Taking Stock in Your Future Senior Guide')

You can view the entire unit online, print lessons from the website, or print the entire package in PDF format from the links below. The Teacher Package contains all handouts for the students as well as teaching tips and exemplars.

Teacher Package pdf (2.01 Mb)	Student Package pdf (1.77 Mb)
Right click (option click for MAC) and 'save target as' to save files to your hard drive.

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/interacitves/TaxesTips/index.html

(adapted from the 'Taking Stock in Your Future Intermediate Guide'.)

Learn about taxes and tips from other students in this interactive and then practice the calculations in this online restaurant.