Financial Champions is a two-level curriculum designed to help youth master the basics of managing personal finances. The activities in Money FUNdamentals (grades 7-9) include developing a money personality profile, discovering the difference between needs and wants, making money decisions, setting financial goals and developing a money plan. In Money Moves (grades 9-12), youth will learn to predict and analyze their finances by calculating interest, determining the cost of credit, managing a checking account, selecting financial services, and other activities. A helper's guide contains fully developed group activities.

Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards Addressed

• Goal #1A, B, C
• Goal #3A, B, C
• Goal #4A, B
• Goal #5A, B, C
• Goal #6B, C, D

Instructional Materials:

Includes one group activity guide and two youth activity guides. Materials are available on a loan basis only. More information is available at the following web site http://pa4h.cas.psu.edu/FinancialChampions/. The Allowance Game can be downloaded from the Iowa State University Extension web site at www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1776.pdf.