Financial Literacy Resources
Creative lessons and resources teaching financial literacy to youth K-12.
Paw Prints to Learning
Teach young people about animal welfare and how they CAN make a difference in animals' lives.
Activity
At-a-Glance
Time:
10 minutes, depending on the size of the group
Materials:
- Dinner size paper plates
- Pens or Pencils
Physical Setting:
Large room where group can move around to gather names
Youth Workers
Real-For-Sure Name Plates
From Community Partnerships with Youth, Inc.
Purpose:
- To acquaint members of the board with one another.
Activity Steps:
- Give each participant a paper plate and ask them to print their names in large letters across the plate.
- Ask them to circulate and add their names to each other’s nameplates, connecting letters in a crossword or Scrabble fashion. Continue until everyone has signed every name plate.
- As they add their names, ask them to share a little bit of infor¬mation about themselves. Vary the types of information, so participants share a variety of facts.
- To start discussion, ask for general observations about the group. “What kind of people are here today?”