Connor Collins Curriculum: Where Does My Money Go? Transition Area: Decision making skills related to finance Format: Game Contact/Ordering Information: Phone Number- 1-800-594-4263, Website- ieducation.com Learning characteristics of the student for whom this curriculum would be age and learning appropriate: The original concept of Where Does My Money Go was designed for students to develop decision making skills to help improve their financial capabilities. This innovative program is designed to teach these skills to children with and without developmental disabilities and learning differences, and to teenagers and adults with developmental disabil ties. Where Does My Money Go addresses the following transition needs: Students will learn and improve basic money handling skills in various areas of everyday life. The settings covered in the game include the grocery store, mall, shopping mart, restaurant and recreational outings. Additionally, the program addresses earning money, paying fair share of weekly and monthly bills, and dealing with good and bad luck money situations. Other features of Where Does My Money Go: The game provides two levels of complexity designed to appropriately target specific age groups and rates of development. Level | utilizes even dollar amounts and only quarters. Level 2 utilizes varying money amounts with bills and all Coins. In addition to the levels of complexity, the game also provides participants with 3 variations of play that are designed to target different life skills. The first one focuses on decision making and choice, The second focuses on taxable items and total amount due on those items (level 2 only). The third focuses on communication skills. Evidence/Researeh/and Promising Practices: The Level 1 game board program was first Published in 1995 and has been proven effective for inclusion settings with elementary students ofall educational abilities. The Level 2 game board program has been proven effective with secondary aged students.