Studying the stock market can be difficult, yet life-changing if studied properly! For years I have wanted to help students grasp a comfortable understanding of the stock market. Through semesters of tweaking and formulating, I have come up with this resource that students and teachers alike can approve of! Students will enter an online game, watch their stock returns, write reflection papers, draft summaries of their investment companies, chart returns, and create a reflection of their entire experience. All necessary directions and writing templates needed are included in this download.

Using the free online-portal www.marketwatch.com, teachers can create a private, classroom game that follows and emulates the real NYSE! Students are given a set amount of dollars ($50,000 real "fake" dollars) to invest into whichever stock companies they are interested in. The private game option allows students to see each other's portfolio investments, and it also keeps track of game rankings to help students see who is winning with the most capital gains! I love joining in and trying to beat my students as well! Since the game tracks the real market, students learn so much more through this simulation, rather than just talking about it in class. Not only will they be learning practical concepts, but they will be engaged the entire time. My students are always so excited, they keep checking their stocks throughout the entire day!

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In the assignment portion of this simulation, students will be required to do the following tasks using the provided writing templates:

1. Part I • Introduction Summarizing Their investment Strategies

2. Part II • Stock Company Summaries

3. Part III • Graphing and Charting Of Their Chosen Stocks

4. Part IV • Reflection & Evaluation

• All specific details and requirements will be explained in the download

What’s Included:

• A detailed set of teacher instructions

• Student instructions that explain the entire game simulation as well as directions for the written portion of the portfolio report

• A writing template for students to download for drafting their written assignments

• A graphing template for students to download for tracking and graphing their stock investments

• Final grading rubric for teacher use

• Everything you need for the game and written reflections are included in this download

• All instructions, forms, and assignment templates are accessible via Google Drive. You can then share or print for your students' use.

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What Teachers Are Saying:

• “Loved this! I wanted to teach the students about the stock market in an engaging way. This was a great resource to help focus my lesson. Students really enjoyed learning about the stock market.” - LORI - ★★★★★

• “I'm using this for an enrichment group that I am running and my students are absolutely loving it! Thank you!” - JOELYN - ★★★★★

• “My students really enjoyed this and it helped them understand the stock market better. ” - Mary - ★★★★★

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