Biz Kid$ is a television series designed to entertain and teach children how to make and manage money, while inspiring them to pursue their dreams.

Each season contains 13 standards-based episodes that provide upper-elementary and lower-middle grades students with the knowledge and tools to succeed in a global economy. The series demonstrates the importance of planning, goal-setting, risk-taking, and thoughtful decision-making within the context of financial decisions. The series also encourages the skills necessary to become a successful entrepreneur.

The curricular materials associated with Biz Kid$ build upon the lessons gained through the content of each television episode. These materials will cover relevant concepts, including money basics, planning to achieve financial goals, credit, income, expenses, starting a business, and more.

READ: Money Sense for Kids by Hollis Page Harman and Bernstein Bears Dollars & Sense

Today’s pre-viewing question:

• Raise your hand if you’ve ever set a goal of any kind.
• Raise your other hand if you reached that goal. Thank you, you may put your hands down. Look up at the ceiling if you’ve ever wished for something, but it didn’t happen, or you didn’t get what you wanted.
• Well, stay tuned because help is on the way!
• Today’s episode of Biz Kid$ will help us set financial goals, and make a plan to reach them. Let’s watch…
  

VIEW: Clips from Episode 102 and Episode 106

DO:

• Separate the participants into pairs or small groups.
• Distribute one “Financial Goal Card” to each pair or group.
  
• Direct the pairs or groups to quietly read their card. (Each card provides a scenario and includes information about a financial goal and a savings account starting balance.)
• Ask for volunteers to share aloud their financial goals.
• Note that, the bottom of the “Financial Goal Cards” has instructions about where each pair or group should start. Direct the students’ attention to the various Stations set up throughout the room. Explain that at each Station there are four “Opportunity Cards” placed face down.
• Each card presents the pair or group with a different opportunity.

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

• Make financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.
• Communicate effectively about financial issues.
• Explain the role money plays in achieving lifelong personal goals.
• Effectively manage personal and business-related finances.
• Develop and actualize an entrepreneurial venture

For each episode of Biz Kid$, resources are available for classroom teachers and volunteers to share with students. Each session suggests the use of a Viewing Guide, a Guide for Volunteers and Teachers, and ancillary activity materials.

This workshop will focus on five core episodes and how they can be utilized in the classroom to promote personal financial literacy.

This two-hour workshop will provide educators with financial literacy resources for the classroom and provide resources that teachers can send home to parents to meet the family involvement criteria of the North Carolina 12 Standards of Professional Development.  Handouts will be provided.

This workshop equates to 2 CHC or .2 CEU.  All teachers seeking CEU credit for this and any other ETI workshop, must have this pre-approved.