The Big Idea
To help today’s youth avoid a future where they are worried about their financial security, it is essential that kids are taught about money.
Know Your Dough, Inc., provides training that specifically addresses this issue through a comprehensive financial education program for the youth of Durango and SW Colorado.
Our in-person and online programs use a combination of practical skills development, hands-on learning activities, and real life stories, in accordance with the age-appropriate Colorado State Standards for Social Studies/Economics and Personal Financial Literacy.
Know Your Dough Programs
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Our programs are available to teachers, schools and organizations in SW Colorado.
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KYD's programs are customizable to meet your school’s ever-changing needs.
Early Elementary
Piggy Power! Piggynomics for Kids |
Upper Elementary
Money, Moolah, Bucks! Piggynomics for Tweens |
Middle School
The Money Game |
High School
$$MART Classes and Seminars |
Young Adults
$$MART Classes and Seminars |
Know Your Dough offers innovative, upgraded flagship programs for Teens and young adults:
The Money Game®
$$mart Seminars and Classes for High School and Young Adults
focusing on real-world personal finance.
Know Your Dough offers our recently re-designed Elementary programs,
"Piggynomics"
focusing on Basic Economics Concepts and the Power of the Pig - Spend/Save/Share:
Piggy Power! Piggynomics for Kids
Money, Moolah, Bucks! Piggynomics for Tweens
Our In-person and Teacher-led programs use
games,
visual presentation,
movement,
interactive activities,
and FUN!
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KYD focuses on basic economics and personal financial skills through interactive, FUN programs! Basic Economics Budgeting Saving Debt Credit Investing Giving |
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KYD offers 3 ways to present our Financial Literacy Programs:
- In-person, in-classroom delivery by trained volunteer educators (1 week unit)
- Turn-key teacher-led audio-included program modules (2-week unit)
- Remote online interactive programs
Testimonials
"The Durango 9R district has worked with "Know Your Dough" to partner in the implementation of important, common sense financial literacy skills all students need to know and understand. This dynamic partnership has allowed our teachers to partner with local community experts to share a depth of knowledge and learning in critical life skills of managing personal finance that are relevant to students in our schools."
-Leanne Garcia, Past Director of Secondary Education, Durango 9R Schools
“The kids are absolutely loving this program!" - Heidi Ragsdale, Riverview Elementary Teacher, referring to the new online teacher-led modules.
“Looks like they got a lot out of it with their high post-test scores!” -Sarah Rogers, Sunnyside Elementary Teacher
“In the game we learned about how to use your money wisely. What I mean by using your money wisely is you work and pay yourself first and pay your expenses. Which is what you call budgeting. If you save and you can pay all your expenses off quickly you can earn more money so you can save more money. Once you earn enough money you can invest and earn more money from your investments. Once you have enough money invested you can “win” in life by having financial freedom. Which is when your investments make more money than you pay in your expenses.”
-KC, Escalante 7th grade student
“In the game we learned about how to use your money wisely. What I mean by using your money wisely is you work and pay yourself first and pay your expenses. Which is what you call budgeting. If you save and you can pay all your expenses off quickly you can earn more money so you can save more money. Once you earn enough money you can invest and earn more money from your investments. Once you have enough money invested you can “win” in life by having financial freedom. Which is when your investments make more money than you pay in your expenses.”
-KC, Escalante 7th grade student
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