The Live “Stock” Adventure is a fun and educational activity for middle school students in grades six to eight. The goal of the Live “Stock” Adventure is not only to raise students’ awareness of the value of saving and investing, but also to provide an innovative way to practice specific math skills such as calculating percentages and computing multi-digit numbers. Contact the Nova Scotia Securities Commission for your free classroom kit, complete with custom printed Live “Stock” playing cards. (Limited quantities available.) Email maclelnj@gov.ns.ca or call 1-855-424-2499. Want to get started right away? The Adventure is free to download and may be played using a standard deck of 52 playing cards – just follow the situation guide. Get started on the Adventure today! To play: Instruction Manual Exchange Tracking Sheet Student Ledger SheetLive “Stock” playing cardsORregular deck of playing cards* & Situation Guide Four Animal “Stock” Price Change Mini-PostersCalculators, scratch paper, and pencils The Live “Stock” Adventure was developed by the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA), and adapted for use by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission. Teachers: Your opinion counts. After playing the Adventure in the classroom, please complete NASAA’s teacher evaluation form. Your input is important and will help improve the Adventure for future teachers and students. Related posts:Win a notebook computer or $2,000 cash in the Financial Fitness Challenge! Young Nova Scotians are invited to take the Financial Fitness…The holiday season – a lesson in money management It’s Christmas vacation, the kids are home from school and…Teach Children to Save Today is “Teach Children to Save Day” in the United…Make it Count: A parent and teacher’s guide to financial education There is a need in Nova Scotia for family-friendly resources…Avoiding Student Debt Last post discussed the use of the Canada Education Savings…Tagged as: education, game, investing, resources, teacher, youth Share & Bookmark This Story! Bookmark on Delicious StumbleUpon Google BookmarksTip’d…
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