TOPIC:

Developing Practical Money Skills

RESOURCES NEEDED:

Access to the Internet

LEARNING OPPORTUNITY:

The Financial Football game, developed and presented by VISA, is a fun way to talk about practical money skills.

THE ACTIVITY:

• Ask your teen to play a game on the computer with you. Go to the link below and play the football game using the single player and discuss the answers together or, alternatively, play head-to-head and have a little competitive fun. Note that VISA also has a Financial Soccer game.

TIPS:

• Talk about the topics introduced through the game when you are finished playing.

FOLLOW UP IDEAS:

• Play the Road to Savings Game at the website http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/road_trip/road_trip.html

WEBSITES:

• Practical Money Skills—Financial Football http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/ff/play/