Investment Magazines - are helpful for students to use for research and to learn about investing. Contact local brokers or bankers to get their "past issues" of investment magazines and newspapers.  (Money, Forbes, Fortune, Value Line, Barrons, Wall Street Journal, etc.)

Local Brokers - Contact local brokers or banker to make presentations to your students or to help students in the classroom. (They may also be willing to help with fees!)  If the broker or banker cannot show up in the class -- arrange for them to answer prepared questions from students at a set time by speakerphone (if you  have access to one in the class or school building)..

Teams of Mutual Fund Managers - Make each team a 'Mutual Fund Manager".  Have each team develop their portfolio by selecting a variety of stocks from different industries to form their own mutual fund.  This is an excellent way to teach students about mutual funds and about diversification within a portfolio.

PowerPoint Presentation - As a culminating activity, have each team develop a PowerPoint presentation to present their portfolio to an audience of parents, investment professionals, other classes, etc. Evaluate teams on their research, technology, and presentation skills. (See Team Folders for suggested material for presentation.) 

"Take Stock in your own State" - Have students only select stocks from their own state - or "stocks of regional interest" for their portfolio.  You can find these stocks (and ticker symbols) in a local newspaper or from a broker.  This is an excellent way to teach students about their state geography, businesses, economics and investments.  Have students present their portfolios to CEOs or business leaders in the state. (See PowerPoint presentations).

Opening Bell - Begin and end each period with the ringing of a bell (just like the real stock market), to indicate beginning and ending of trading time for students.

Websites for Research - Provide each team with a website that offers stock data research (many search engines do).  Have each team find out all the information they can from the website, then make a presentation to other class members.  This can give students an idea of all the research material available and how/where to find it.

Client Portfolio - Have each team develop a portfolio for a "client", in the same way that a broker would do.  Make up fictitious client profiles - based on different investing styles.  This is an excellent way to teach students about diversification and the role of brokers and financial planners. 

Stock Market Skit - Have students write their own skit to role play a stock trade with a broker or a broker trying to convince a potential buyer that a particular stock would be profitable. 

SMG Bingo!  - Create a bingo game with stock terms.  Read definitions of the terms for students to create a "Bingo!".

Bulletin Board - Keep a classroom bulletin board with headlines and articles of economic, industry, or stock market news that can affect student team portfolios (either positively or negatively). 

SMG Scavenger Hunt - Create a scavenger hunt to help familiarize students with stock market terminology, reading stock data in the newspaper, and local, state, and worldwide events that affect the stock market.

Stock Newscast - If your school has a daily or weekly news cast - have students make weekly "stock reports", with the Dow Jones data, market news, top ranked teams, etc.