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VIDEO TAPES


Learning to Save - The Adventures of Two Piggy Banks
30-Minute Video
Grades K-2
Help children learn the important concepts of SAVING & SHARING money as they join the adventures of two little piggy banks, Siggy and Miggy. From a toy store to an adopted school classroom, these colorful piggy banks make learning to save an educational and fun experience for kids. Along with the video, NDBA will also send a binder full of activity ideas, reproducible coloring and activity pages, and lesson plan ideas!


Max's Money Adventure
20-Minute Video (Copyright 2000)
Grades 3-7
Max is a likeable fellow who somehow missed the boat on financial matters. Max engages, entertains and introduces children to the basics of money know-how. Stars Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nancy Kerrigan, and Joey Cora. Follow-up discussions focus on where money comes from, the work/money connection, how supply affects price, how banks and credit cards work, and why people save and invest.


Meet the Bank
6-Minute Video (Copyright 1989)
Grades 3-4
Viewers join a group of students for an inside look at banks, how they function and the many ways banks help their communities. Bank employees introduce themselves and explain what they do for their customers. Use the fun-filled and informative video to kick off bank tours, as a lobby attraction or as an "ice breaker" in the classroom or with youth groups. There is also a Meet the Bank Comic Book available.


Money Farm
20-Minute DVD
Grades K-4
Money Farm is a video based on the Money Savvy Kids Basic Personal Finance Curriculum, and produced by Chicago Public Television (WTTW). These 10 Emmy-nominated video segments introduce kids talking to kids about saving, spending, donating, investing, earning money, the history of money and other interesting facts about managing your money.


Money: Kids & Cash
Grades Kindergarten-6 (Copyright 1995)
Presented by the Learning Channel, this video series teaches how money is printed, its worth, how to manage it, and an introduction to banking.

A detailed classroom guide leads you through every segment – showing how to incorporate subjects such as math, social sciences and technology into each lesson, and provides questions to spark lively Q&A periods. Plus, tips on other classroom activities and a list of suggested readings for youngsters.

Episode 1 • All About Money
Segment 1 What is it Worth? (8-Minutes)
Segment 2 It's Good as Gold (4-Minutes)
Segment 3 Minting Money (8-Minutes)
Segment 4 Young Moneymakers (16-Minutes)
Segment 5 Money in Other Countries (15-Minutes)

Episode 2 • Money And You
Segment 1 What's a Bank? (12-Minutes)
Segment 2 Safe and Sound (6-Minutes)
Segment 3 Managing Money (7-Minutes)
Segment 4 Young Moneymakers (16-Minutes)
Segment 5 Turning Milk into Gold (8-Minutes)



Saving with Tom & Martha
24-Minute Video (Copyright 1994)
Grades 3-5
This video takes the children on an entertaining field trip to open a savings account at Your Bank. Join them as they meet Ima Bankhead, Dan E. Warbucks, and Penny Teller. Tom, Martha and the entire cast perform a rockin’ music video that will inpsire you to save your money, too!

Learn how to manage your allowance money and much more. This innovative and educational video is designed to help parents and kids discuss the topic of saving money.


ACTIVITY BOOKS

Saving Money is Smart
Kindergarten
This coloring and activity book teaches children the value of money. It provides examples of what to save for and how to save it. ($.75 each)


Let’s Learn About Money
Grades 1-2
An activity book to help learn the coin values activities on addition and making change after purchases. ($.75 each)


The ABCs of Banking
Grades 1-4
This activity book is fun way to learn the ABCs of banking and includes a quiz corner. ($.25 each)


My First Savings Account
Grades 2-3
The lovable Peter Hound teaches children about opening a savings account, interest and how to make withdrawls. Provides examples of what to save for and how to save for it. ($.75 each)


Meet the Bank Comic Book
Grades 3-4
A comic book that tells the story of an elementary class that goes on a tour of the local bank. The children learn where money is kept, what a check is, and why people have savings accounts. They also meet various bank employees such as a loan officer, a computer operator, and a teller. See related video. ($.85 each)


Let’s Learn About Your Community Bank
Grades 3-6
This activity book shows kids how a community bank serves everyone in the neighborhood by helping people save for special needs. This 16-page book also covers the bank’s role in supporting local charities and community groups. Fun-to-solve money problems and other activities reinforce the lessons. ($.75 each)


Let's Save for the Future
Grades 4-6
Youngsters earn why they should save, how to set goals, how a bank can help them reach their goals, what interest is, and how to use deposit and withdrawal slips. Fun math problems! ($.75 each)


OTHER

"Minding Your Money for Tots and Teens"
Advice for Tots and Teens from Grandpa Sam

Teaching children to adopt good money minding habits in their formative years is one of thre greatest gifts one can give a child. ($1.40 each)


Money Savvy Pig
Recognizing a need to provide personal finance education at an earlier age, Susan Beacham developed a curriculum to teach young children about money. Her tool is the Money Savvy Pig – a see-through bank with slots for saving, spending, investing and donating.

The teacher’s guide can be checked out from NDBA. Banks that purchase the Money Savvy piggy banks ($8 each) will also have access to four full-color newsletters on each of the money goals. Student activity books are available through Beacham’s website at
www.moneysavvygeneration.com or by calling (847) 234-6456. (Receive a special price of $3.05 for mentioning that your bank is an NDBA member.) For more information, contact Kristi at (701) 223-5303.


Teach Children to Save
Kindergarten - 12th Grade
Contains lesson plans, hands-on activities, and tools you can use to introduce students to the concept of saving and demonstrate why saving will play a vital role in their financial future. (National Teach Children to Save Day is April 25, 2006)


$100 Bill
Here's a unique bookmark designed to get kids' full attention and give them valuable savings information too. The front shows "super saver" $100 bill. The back lists seven tips for saving. ($.25 each)


Saving Money is Cool
This colorful bookmark stresses the importance of saving money. The back features 6 tips for saving as well as a 7-inch ruler to help children make saving the rule! ($.30 each)


Coin Savers
Teach children the lesson of saving with coin savers. Die-cut slots hold up to five dollars in quarters. Lets kids save in a fun way! ($.30 each)


Stickers - Saving Makes Me Smile
A great way to reward and motivate young savers!
($.15 each)


Pencils
Foil funny money on real pencils, no.2 Bonded, non-toxic, soft erasers. ($.25 each)


It’s Cool To Save Red Satin Ribbon Wristband
Youngsters will enjoy wearing our new gold-stamped, red satin ribbon wristbands. Ribbon wristband fits all size wrists and features a self-adhesive back. Give them out during classroom visits or during bank tours! ($.20 each)