Stock Market Game

The Stock Market Game program works for over ten million students by appealing to their desire to gain financial independence and to experience a little competition. The Nebraska Game manages over 1000 teams and helps over 4,500 students learn about U.S. financial markets. It is very easy to implement, reaches across the entire curriculum, and is exciting to teach.

The Stock Market Game program transports students into real world investing while learning academic concepts that relate to their entire core curriculum. Students (grades 4-12) buy into the entire process through 15 weeks of active involvement. Students work in teams practicing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperation. As they work to grow their $100,000 virtual cash account into a top-performing portfolio (which starts earning interest even before the game begins!), they develop strong interests in the daily events that shape our world and barely realize how much math, business, economics, language arts and social studies they're learning. Students compete against other teams in their age groups across Nebraska, so kids see the program as "fun."

No prior knowledge of the stock market is needed! The TEACHER SUPPORT CENTER will provide teachers with an understanding of the SMG with a teacher's guide and rules of the game along with hundreds of grade appropriate lesson plans and activities that will weave into existing plans. The SMG teacher resources prove education is the focus of the Stock Market Game. Lessons are correlated with National Standards as well as Nebraska Standards. These FREE materials will be available to assist teachers once registered for the SMG, so register today. The national SMG website is:

www.stockmarketgame.org

Teacher Preparation for SMG

The SMG program is designed so students and teachers learn as they go along; therefore, minimal knowledge is needed. In fact, it serves as a valuable tool to learn basic investing skills. Potential investors of all ages and economic means can benefit from practicing first with the SMG program.

To enhance the experience, there are many resources available to participants: Teachers and other adults have access to a variety of curriculum guides and materials made available in the on-line Teacher Support Center (Teachers New to SMG).

Each lesson plan in the Teacher Support Center offers 2-3 paragraphs of teacher background to familiarize the teacher with the topic covered in the lesson.

Also, there are FREE 3-week Teacher Promo Games preceding each regular fall or spring game. Through these FREE games, teachers may have hands-on training before beginning the Stock Market Game with their students.

Teachers may register HERE for the Free Promo Game and completing the registration as "Teacher as an Individual." Correspondence during ALL games is via e-mail, so a CORRECT and VIABLE e-mail address on all registrations is a must. A user ID and password are e-mailed before the game begins, which allows entry into the game.

Registering for SMG

Teachers who wish to participate in the SMG must register their teams online at www.stockmarketgame.org. After entering the site, click on the Registration tab and follow directions. An e-mail address is required for registration.