AE Money Quests is dedicated to teaching basic financial literacy. Curriculum ready, easy to read books are available for K – College. Award winning “Key to the Front Door” is an educational reality money game for grades 5 up. Everyone can learn through play!
The best gift we can give our children is to teach them great money skills!
Elementary Books & Games
Bella Buys a Big Blue Bike!
Bella Buys a Big Blue Bike! is an introduction to financial literacy for elementary age students. Join Bella on her journey from her first ‘want’ of a new bike, through valuable lessons involving money choices, to finally saving enough money to buy her bike one wonderful sunny morning.
Curriculum aligned for K – 2. Chapter activities will help your students learn the importance of money management while you discuss:
- Want’s vs. Needs
- Planning
- Making a Budget
- Identify ways to earn income
- Consider charitable giving
- See how human capital is related to work
- Distinguish between spending and savings
- Producers, consumers and profit for a small business
- And finally, success and owning a bike! Come along for the ride!
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Also available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1516961617/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Money Quest
Money Quest is a curriculum ready textbook for grades 3 and 4. Complete with assignments, class discussions, worksheets with answers, fun mazes, crosswords and word find puzzles, this book is designed to fulfill the financial literacy components for 3rd and 4th grade.
Follow Princess Heidi and young lad Alexander on their quest to learn about money, business, responsibility, loans, interest, work, profits, saving, spending, giving, supply and demand and much more!
While young Alexander wants to have an alligator sales business, he must start with puppies. After speaking with the King, and a little research, he realizes that quest must be changed. How can he achieve his dream?
Princess Heidi takes on the responsibility of a puppy, but the King surprises her when he insist she pay him back for the supplies from the Dragon and Pet Supply Store! She is aghast! What will she do?
Journey with the Royal Family as the King helps them learn and understand the many aspects of money. Enjoy your trip to the village of Dezeret!
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Also available on Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Money-Quest-Debra-P-Avara/dp/1983567515/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1534177759&sr=8-24&keywords=Debra+Avara
Key to the Front Door (board game) Ages 8+.
An Award Winning Educational, reality money game. Core Curriculum/TEKS aligned. 2 – 6 players, Age 8+. Perfect for home, ESL, G&T, Life Skills, transition classes and helps meet the financial literacy requirements for schools! Homeschool.com, Lekotek/abelplay approved! The goal of the game is to furnish your apartment, all while paying your bills, saving for emergency, college/retirement and vacation, maintaining your budget, make wise shopping/buying decisions choosing wants vs needs and much more! This game comes in English and can be ordered in translation packs of English/Spanish, English/Chinese, English/French and English/Vietnamese.
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Key-to-the-Front-Door/dp/B00UB4ZPTG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=key+to+the+front+door&qid=1570170108&sr=8-1
Money Mountain (board game) Ages k – 3
Money Mountain is an educational board game. An excellent introduction to money for your little ones! Navigate the board, pay your bills, avoid detours, and correctly answer money word problems to receive a bonus. There are two winners: 1) first person to cross the finish line and 2) person who has the most money when game is over. Have fun while learning about money! Perfect for school, home and after school programs. Cards designed for k and 1st grade, 2nd and 3rd grade, so all can play together.
(Game board comes in a plastic sleeve bag.)
Only available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Middle school – or 5th – 8th grade Books
The Money Maze 2nd Ed.: Don’t Get Lost in the Middle!
Do you love a good maze? I love a mirror maze at the fair or a corn maze around Halloween. You can go in, make a wrong turn, laugh, and you have to turn around and try again. Oops – another block, try again – over and over until you get from Point A to Point B. Great fun!
But do we really want to hit all those wrong turns when we’re talking about the Money Maze? No, of course not. If there was a rope or a line on the floor, that is what we would follow. We don’t want to make wrong turns because we know it could be a very expensive mistake to go back to the beginning and try again.
The Money Maze, Don’t Get Lost in the Middle! is your rope, your line on the floor. Grab the rope before you even start, learn now how to get from Point A to Point B. The Money Maze provides you with some basic information on how money works so you can get from cents to dollars without making all the wrong turns people usually make. With a little knowledge and a little discipline, you can navigate through the Money Maze and arrive at Point B successfully!
See you at the End!!
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Maze-2nd-Ed-Middle/dp/1981240950/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1534176305&sr=8-9&keywords=Debra+Avara
High School 9 – 12th grade Books
Money – Personal Financial Literacy for High School Students, student edition.
An excellent book that covers the necessary requirements for your financial literacy classes! This book includes chapters on: Compound Interest, Individual Retirement Accounts, 401(k) Plan and Transfers, Budgets, Credit and Debit Cards, Paychecks and W2s, Income Tax, College and Financial Aid, Buying a Car, House Buying and Mortgages, and Insurance and Wills. With hands on activities, this easy to read text will give your student the necessary tools to proceed in life!
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Financial-Literacy-School-Students/dp/1976142482/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1534176305&sr=8-5&keywords=Debra+Avara
This book is also available as an independent project on Udemy.com. (no teacher grading, this is built in!)
Money – Personal Financial Literacy for High School Students, teacher edition.
The teacher’s guide has the answers to the worksheets, along with chapter learning objectives to work hand in hand with “Money – Personal Financial Literacy for High School Students”. An excellent book that covers the necessary requirements for your financial literacy classes! This book includes chapters on: Compound Interest, Individual Retirement Accounts, 401(k) Plan and Transfers, Budgets, Credit and Debit Cards, Paychecks and W2s, Income Tax, College and Financial Aid, Buying a Car, House Buying and Mortgages, and Insurance and Wills. With hands on activities, this easy to read text will give your student the necessary tools to help them proceed in life!
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Financial-Literacy-School-students/dp/1976144280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534176305&sr=8-1&keywords=Debra+Avara
College level book
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ust The Basics Please! Book 1s: Money
Whether you are still in high school, fresh out of high school, or in college, this book was written for you. Do you have the knowledge and skills for a successful money future?
Just The Basics Please! Book 1s: Money, is a guide and handbook for everyone who wants to take control of their money! Start with a good budget! Learn the basics behind credit cards – and good credit! Don’t make mistakes with your debit card!
What’s the secret of turning $150 a month into a million dollars? Need a car? Learn how to get the best deal. Buying your first house? Learn how to save thousands off your interest over the life of the mortgage.
Be in control of your money from the start!
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Lao Tzu
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Basics-Please-Book-1-s/dp/1514766043/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1534177759&sr=8-27&keywords=Debra+Avara
Special Needs Book
My Money, Financial Literacy for Exceptional People
My Money, Financial Literacy for Exceptional People, is an intro
duction to basic money management. Perfect for Life Skills Classes!
Exceptional People, Parents and Teachers can use this book as a guide to better understand the basics of handling money. This book will introduce you to websites and calculations that could help lead you to successfully manage your money. Help your exceptional individual be more independent and successful with their money!
Complete with lesson plans and social activities!
This book will introduce you to and help you:
- Make and balance a budget
- Paychecks and W2s
- Balance a checkbook
- Debit cards
- See how credit card interest really works
- Save thousands when buying a house
- Buying a car
- Learn why you must start saving early – compound interest
- 401k savings
- Roth IRAs
Available at www.aemoneyquests.com
Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Financial-Literacy-Exceptional-People/dp/1515374017/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1534176305&sr=8-12&keywords=Debra+Avara
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