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Did you know that April is “National Financial Literacy Month”? This is an awesome opportunity to put teaching children of all ages about the basics of finance. It’s such an important topic for them to learn and one that we sometimes forget to teach until they are older. Around 3 years of age is when we started teaching boys about savings and finance.
To make learning fun, Mr. Buffet became an animated character in his own animated series, Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club lending his image and voice to the television series created by Genius Brands International that offers tips to kids on practical money management.
This series was produced for kids 6-11, but even my 4 year old loves watching it. It’s designed to teach kids basic lessons in business and imparts healthy habits from an early age. In the series, Warren Buffett is a mentor to a group of kids, helping them to learn about the “business of life” through a series of adventures. Every episode offers valuable life lessons, and as Mr. Buffett reminds the kids at the end of every episode, “the best investment you can make is an investment in yourself!”
Mr. Buffett’s celebrity friends appear as special guests in episodes of Secret Millionaires Club, including Jay Z, Bill Gates, Shaquille O’Neal, Gisele Bündchen, Kelly Rowland, Nick Cannon and others who impart their own positive lessons.
Volume 1 includes the following episodes:
- Be Cool to your School
- Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be
- Dude
- When Pigs Fly
- The Cost of Giving
- Elena’s Shagtastic Adventure (featuring Shaquille O’Neal)
- Avast: Ye Downloads
Plus five additional animated shorts!
- Down and Out in Bejing
- Listen to the Music
- Paranormally We Don’t Do This Kind of Thing
- The Final Financial Fronteir
- Sweeeet!
- Just Say Snow
Plus five additional animated shorts.
In addition to these DVD’s, there is also Secret Millionaires Club: Warren Buffett’s 26 Secrets to Success in the Business of Life and the The Secret Millionaires Club Learn & Earn program which are both worth checking out.
The Secret Millionaires: Warren Buffett’s 26 Secrets to Success in the Business of Life features all of the same lessons featured in the animated series. Chapters include, “Don’t Be Afraid to Make Mistakes;” “Love What You Do;” “Protect Your Reputation;” “If You Fail, Try Again;” Confidence Comes With Understanding,” and many other lessons from Mr. Buffett, which he credits for his own success in life.
The Secret Millionaires Club Learn & Earn program, teaches financial literacy and entrepreneurship through activities for the classroom, home, and other settings where students and families learn. It was developed to extend the lessons of the Secret Millionaires Club webisodes and prime-time TV specials, both of which feature Warren Buffett. Now, classrooms, homes, and learning settings across the country can benefit from the knowledge of this financial guru and his fictional friends!
We homeschool and what we have seen so far in this program, it’s a great addition to our current curriculum. Both of my boys enjoyed the Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club Volume 1 and I plan to cover it more indepth next year and add the both and additional learning tools. Also, it’s completely worth checking out http://www.smckids.com/. There are plenty of games such as Number Blaster, Counting Money, What Do You Know About Business and Business-Building Brainstorm, & comic books! It also has a wide variety of materials sponsored by the Fairholme Foundation has been developed for distribution to schools, youth organizations, and families. Classroom-specific activities are based on Common Core State Standards to ensure maximum integration and seamless implementation.
WIN,WIN,WIN
Secret Millionaire’s Club: Volume 1 on DVD
