Students in kindergarten through 6th grades have the opportunity to learn about money and basic financial concepts. The goal of the program is to promote the teaching of personal finance by providing elementary schools with quality children's books that explore financial subjects and give tools to teachers and librarians that they can use to help kids make the connection between these stories and their individual lives.
Each fall, participating elementary schools receive three new hardback books. Lesson plans and activities are included with the books to teach money concepts. At the same time, students are encouraged to participate in a personal financial literacy reading program. School librarians receive a recommended money reading list that highlights books that focus on basic financial concepts. Students who read at least three books from the list and complete personal reading requirements can send a completed reading log to the Treasurer's Office for entry in a statewide drawing for one of ten $250 accounts in the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan -- Vermont's official 529 college savings plan.
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