Inside the Federal Reserve

Inside the Federal Reserve is a federal reserve book for kids ages 8 and up. Goldie gives readers a tour of the central bank of the United States: the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks and the committee that sets monetary policy.

About this federal reserve book for kids

The book explains how the Fed works to keep prices stable and support jobs, why it changes interest rates and how paper money, called Federal Reserve notes, reaches banks. In addition, it carefully separates the Fed from the Treasury, which manages the government’s money.

What readers will learn

• Explain what a central bank is
• Describe how the Federal Reserve System is organized
• Connect interest rates and inflation
• Tell the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury apart

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Using this federal reserve book for kids at home or in class

Read one chapter or spread at a time, then pause and ask what the characters should do next. Afterward, open the matching free lessons below for activities at three age levels. Teachers can pair this federal reserve book for kids with the printable worksheets in the Academy.