To get more information
about insurance go to these sites:
- Insurance Teaching Kit
This site provides an insurance kit consisting of
a teachers’ guide, student guide and classroom
activities about life, auto, and homeowners insurance.
In the teacher’s guide, educators will find
a set of discussion questions and answers. The student
guide contains brief readings on life, auto, and homeowners
insurance, a glossary of terms to know, and references
to additional websites. In “classroom activities,”
educators will find interactive instructional materials
for teaching about insurance, including a “life
insurance needs calculator,” “a day in
the life of an insurance agent,” and a “draw
it-learn it” interdisciplinary activity.
- Insurance
Education Foundation
This is the website of the Insurance Education Foundation
(IEF), an organization that seeks to improve the understanding
of insurance and its role in society through the education
of teachers and students. Among the features on this
site is a description of the professional development
opportunities offered by IEF, a list of the foundation’s
publications, and a set of instructional materials
for educators. The educator’s materials deal
with topics related to risk management, homeowners,
health, automobile, and life insurance.
- Personal
Finance Program
This website has been developed by the Glencoe/McGraw
Company as part of the Glencoe Online Business and
Personal Finance program. Created as a virtual personal
insurance agent, the site provides cost information
on many kinds of insurance. It also has a number of
estimator, analyzer, and calculator tools for figuring
the cost of auto, life, homeowners, renters, and health
insurance.
- Missouri
Department of Insurance
Developed by the Missouri Department of Insurance,
this website provides instructional materials about
insurance that can be used by teachers in any state.
Among the materials included are lesson plans on renters,
health, and auto insurance, crossword puzzles and
word search activities for students, and links to
insurance-related websites designed for educators.
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