The Stock Game™ www.stockmarketgame.org An Interdisciplinary Real World Education Program from the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education Pam.Whalley@wwu.edu

Fundamentals Team based $100,000 to invest Class Time Necessary: 3 to 4 class periods to introduce Game Sessions Yearlong Game Fall Game Spring Game Teacher Only Games

Math Impact (LPA ONE PAGER) Learning Point Associate year-long study found that elementary school students in Grades 4–6 who played The Stock Market Game scored on average above the 55th percentile on the mathematics tests, while students who did not play the game scored on average above the 43rd percentile. Students in Grades 7–10 who played the game scored on average above the 54th percentile, while students who did not play the game scored on average above the 46th percentile.

Math Behind the Market Fully funded by The McGraw-Hill Companies Math connection and practice. Three editions for each math level. Four strands: Algebraic Thinking, Interpreting Statistics, Communicating Quantitative Information, Complex Problem Solving. Fully funded by McGraw-Hill (owners of S&P) Fully funded by The McGraw-Hill Companies

Financial Literacy Impact (LPA ONE PAGER) Students who played The Stock Market Game also significantly outperformed their peers in their knowledge of financial concepts. In tests to measure investor knowledge, elementary school students who played the game scored on average above the 68th percentile, compared to an average score above the 42nd percentile for students who did not play the game. Students playing the game in both middle and high school scored on average above the 58th percentile, while their peers scored above the 42nd and 40th percentiles respectively.

NAEP Results

InvestWrite www.investwrite.org Assess financial knowledge/literacy. English Language Arts connection and practice. Three competition levels. Announce Investwrite winners.

Click on Teachers under the Explore tab

Go to stockmarketgame. org and use your user ID and password to log in Go to stockmarketgame.org and use your user ID and password to log in. You will be logging in as a teacher. This will give you access to the teacher support center, lessons, links to your students teams….. Be Careful—enter your ID and password exactly as it is given.

Scroll down to Just Getting Started and click on Teacher Guide Click on publications

This is where to begin

Clicking on Understanding Portfolios gives you access to some great Powerpoints

To play a game, you need to know the rules To play a game, you need to know the rules. To find then, click on Rules of the Game

NOTE—there are local rules as well NOTE—there are local rules as well. To find them, click on view local rules

Teaching about Investing Sign up for Invest-It Forward when you register What Are Financial Capital Markets? https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/tools-for- enhancing-the-stock-market-game-invest-it- forward/episode-1-understanding-capital-markets Understanding Capital Markets—High School and College

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?

SMG HS Lesson: What is a Stock?—Math Behind the Market

Complete Powerpoint and Lessons can be found at: https://cbe.wwu.edu/ cefe/course-materials Under Stock Market Game Info