ABE: Adult Basic Education

This FDIC curriculum contains both computer-based and instructor-led instruction on basic personal financial management. The curriculum consists of 11 modules on the following topics:

1. Bank On It: An introduction to bank services
2. Borrowing Basics: An introduction to credit
3. Check It Out: How to choose and keep a checking account
4. Money Matters: How to keep track of your money
5. Pay Yourself First: Why you should save, save, save
6. Keep It Safe: Your rights as a consumer
7. To Your Credit: How your credit history will affect your credit future
8. Charge It Right: How to make a credit card work for you
9. Loan To Own: Know what you're borrowing before you buy
10. Your Own Home: What home ownership is all about
11. Financial Recovery: How to recover from a financial setback

The computer-based instruction features a game-based learning design and should be used to complement formal classes by providing learning assignments that users can complete at their own pace. The instructor-led curriculum (which must be ordered online and arrives on CD-ROM) includes an instructor's manual, participant's take-home guide, and overheads.

Successful completion of a computer-based module will earn the user a certificate of completion for the module.

In this activity, those needing drill and practice in the proper use of grammar can choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. For each answer they get right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Program to help end hunger. Use this fun and engaging site when a student needs more help in this area. There are also questions that can be used for reviewing the following topics:

• English Vocabulary
• Geography
• Math (Multiplication Table and Basic Math/Pre-Algebra)
• Science (Human Anatomy)
• Chemistry

In this activity, students choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. For each answer they get right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Program to help end hunger. Use this fun and engaging site when you have ended a lesson early or as a reward for your students.

This math game gives your students practice in making change. It has different levels of difficulty and five country's currency to choose from including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

This site is a "fun with math" site. Students get a math problem to answer and then get baseball hits if the answer is correct. All four basic math facts are included. The player can choose a difficulty level and may also choose whether to get questions in regular math format or algebra style. The game is for one or two players.