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Stock Market Game Winners
Theresa Dardanell Catoctin
Thurmont Middle Photo by Theresa Dardanell
School (TMS) seventh
graders Dominic K IDs For kids and parents alike
McKenney, Skyler
Payne, Sean Whitworth,
and Kolton Whetzel by Anita DiGregory
were recently honored
at the Maryland
Council on Economics Summer Family Fun
Education student
achievement awards
banquet. Their Stock
Market Game team Well, summer is finally upon us. storytime with stories, activities, and
placed first in the Pictured are Kolton Whetzel, Sean Whitworth, Dominic McKenney, If your kids are anything like mine, crafts on Wednesdays and Saturdays
middle school Western and Skyler Payne. they may already be climbing the (http://stores.barnesandnoble.
Maryland region walls (literally), looking for things com/store/2257). Dancing Bear
(13,000 students in 3,600 teams account, containing $100,000 to to do with their newly acquired in downtown Frederick also has
participated in the 2016-2017 season). invest in stocks. They met weekly free time. Although many kids storytime for little ones (http://
While playing the “game,” to research possible stock purchases look forward to summer break all dbeartoys.com/events).
students learn about the stock and to discuss their options. Using year, parents may feel the added
market and the economy as they computers, they searched for stress of becoming a quasi-activities Attend a workshop. Several
develop skills in math, research, information about stocks on Yahoo director in order to keep their kids stores in the community offer
and critical thinking. Awards are Finance. Sean and Skyler said that from overloading on video games, fun kid workshops. Home Depot
based on the success of the team’s the group worked together to make screen time, and too much TV. (http://www.homedepot.com/
investment strategy. decisions about purchases and were Fortunately, our area offers many workshops/#change_store) offers
I met with the winning team, in agreement most of the time. affordable activities for kids and a hands-on class once a month for
along with TMS Advanced Dominic saw a correlation between families. Here are just a few fun children and parents to build fun
Academic Specialist Candace current events and the stock market. festivities offered locally. projects together. Joann Fabrics
Desonier, to find out about their Kolton said that their strategy to (http://www.joann.com/classes/),
successful financial strategy. Kolton, buy low and sell high was very Participate in a summer reading A.C. Moore (http://www.acmoore.
who participated in the game last successful; they finished with a total program. Just because it is summer, com/specialpromo?spid=326), and
year, chose the other team members. of $101,850. Sean’s advice was “be doesn’t mean learning needs to Michael’s (http://www.michaels.com/
The team began with a hypothetical smart with your money.” stop. Fun, educational, and often classes-and-events/classesandevents)
free, these programs generally also offer classes for kids.
offer an assortment of prizes to
entice young readers to challenge Shoot for the stars. The Earth
themselves. The Frederick County and Space Science Lab (ESSL)
Library System offers parents the provides a truly unique experience.
opportunity to sign up their children A part of the community since
at the library or online (http://www. 1962, the ESSL promotes all four
fcpl.org/programs-events/summer- earth sciences with a planetarium,
reading) and then earn points for observatory, arboretum, and critter
reading and completing different cove (https://education.fcps.org/
activities (http://bluetoad.com/ ESSL/content/essl-events-201617).
publication/?i=383331#{“issue_id”
:”409260”,”view”:”articleBrowser Get creative. The Delaplaine
”,”article_id”:”2787840”}). Barnes Visual Arts Education Center hosts
& Noble also offers a program free workshops for kids (http://
(https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/ delaplaine.org/classes-workshops/
summer-reading-for-kids/_/N-2mir), free-workshops-for-kids/).
in which children can download a
reading journal, read eight books, Go bowling. Children registered
and return the completed journal to in the kids bowl free program
receive one of the free redeemable can receive two free games a day
books listed on the back of the form. for the entire summer. Check the
website for details (https://www.
Attend a storytime. Help kidsbowlfree.com/).
transport your children to another
place and time by fostering their Check out some of the offerings
imagination and encouraging them around town. Frederick County
to read. The Frederick County Parks and Recreation offers several
Library System offers different classes and special day activities for
options for storytime, crafts, and kids (http://www.recreater.com/).
activities at their local branches Fun-filled family events are hosted
(http://fcpl.evanced.info/signup/ year-round in Frederick (http://www.
calendar). Barnes & Noble hosts celebratefrederick.com/).
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