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2025 Reading Raises Interest Kit

Every year, the Wisconsin Bankers Foundation provides free, easy-to-use kits to WBA-member banks at their request. The Kits, used in conjunction with National Teach Children to Save Day (Thursday, April 24, 2025), feature a book, lesson plans, and resources bankers can use to ensure a successful presentation. The Kits are developed with guidance from the WBF Financial Literacy Advisory Board.

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The 2025 Reading Raises Interest Kit features “Rock, Brock,  and the Savings Shock” by Sheila Bair!

Rock and Brock may be twins, but they are as different as two twins can be. One day, their grandpa offers them a plan—for ten straight weeks on Saturday he will give them each one dollar. But there is a catch! “Listen now, for here’s the trick, each buck you save, I’ll match it quick. But spend it, there’s no extra dough, so save your cash, and watch it grow.”

Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the kit?
  •  Ten (10)* copies of “Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock” by Sheila Bair
  • The 2025 Lesson Plan
  • Several Online Resources (see below)

* Additional copies of the 2025 Reading Raises Interest Kit featured book may be ordered for $6 per additional copy while supplies last.

When should I order? When will my kit arrive?

Orders for the 2025 Kit were due March 7, 2025. Kits were delivered in early April (in time for Financial Literacy Month).

Do these presentations count towards my bank's efforts in driving financial literacy and capability?

Yes! Each year, WBF’s Reading Raises Interest Kit program assists hundreds of bankers throughout Wisconsin in engaging the youngest members of their communities in financial education. These presentations count toward qualification for Wisconsin Bankers Foundation Excellence in Financial Education Awards.

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2025 Reading Raises Interest Online Resources
Archived Resources

Since 2005, the Wisconsin Bankers Association and (beginning in 2015) the Wisconsin Bankers Foundation have provided bankers across Wisconsin with engaging financial literacy lessons to assist them in connecting with the youngest members of their communities. While physical kits and books from years past are no longer available, the lesson plan archive is a free resource bankers regularly utilize in diversifying their financial education presentations.

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