SELECTED WEBSITES FOR

COUNCILS AND CENTERS FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION

WISE POCKETS WORLD

Wise Pockets World

Visit the Wise Pockets World website and click on the Clubhouse for Kids to meet Wise Pockets and his friends who teach young children about managing money. In the near future, Wise Pockets World will expand to include a schoolhouse for teachers. It will contain lesson plans that teachers in intermediate grades can print and use to teach about spending, saving, and credit through the use of children's trade books. Visit Wise Pockets World at www.wisepockets.com.

National Council on Economic Education

The National Council on Economic Education, home of the EconomicsAmerica program, publishes an economics curricula for K-12 classrooms. Visit their website at www.economicsamerica.org

Nebraska Council on Economic Education

Virtual Economics, a CD-ROM for teachers featuring explanations of economic concepts, teaching strategies, lesson plans and statistical information can be previewed through The Nebraska Council webpage at ecedweb.unomaha.edu/

Illinois Council on Economic Education

The Illinois Council has programs available for metro-east teachers. Keep in touch with their most recent activities by visiting their website at www.econed-il.org

Indiana Council on Economic Education

The Indiana Council website offers teaching suggestions in economic education. Visit their site at www3.mgmt.purdue.edu/icee.