September 16, 2021
Teach Your Students About the Stock Market
Stock Market Game
The Stock Market Game is the perfect tool to help your students build a fundamental understanding of investing while providing them with real-world skills practice. Hosted by the SIFMA Foundation, the online competition is free for DECA members. In teams of one to three DECA members, participants develop and manage a virtual investment portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Register your members to get started today. The event began on September 13, but there’s still time to join!
Teaching Resources
The Stock Market Game Teacher Support Center is a searchable library of curriculum resources, lesson plans, assessments and standards correlations that help you introduce your students to personal finance fundamentals, including saving and investing. Register now to access all resources, or use these tools to get started:
 
  • SMG Essentials Mini Lesson Videos on core financial literacy topics including introductions to investing, risk, diversification and more! All videos are three-six minutes long and include exit tickets.

  • SMG Training Videos cover a trading portfolio overview, the rules of the game and information on how to enter trades.

  • SMG Student Activity Packet is a perfect companion to the mini lesson videos and includes a financial terms glossary, fillable worksheets, and 101 introductions for stocks, mutual funds and bonds.
Competitive Event
The top 25 teams from each region will qualify to present their portfolio during ICDC. This official competitive event consists of a written document describing the investment project and oral presentation. Eligibility to attend the international conference is determined by the chartered associations, based on their policies.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards:

  • Track business environment changes that impact business financial results
  • Explain causes of stock price fluctuations
  • Manage investment portfolio
  • Discuss the nature of investment risk
  • Explain factors to consider and strategies for selecting investments
  • Obtain investment information from online sources and publications
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