This page has all sorts of information about the SMG, including a description of it, how to use it in the classroom, the learning objectives, how to play, and links to current stock market quote web sites and other SMG web sites. Some teachers may want to divide their class into teams and use the study of the economy and its impact on the stock market as an integral part of their course. Other teachers may want to form investment clubs for interested students and act as an advisor in these clubs.
Participants usually play in teams of four or five.
Each teacher organizes the Game to fit the curriculum needs and lesson plans of his or her particular students. Free workshops will be held prior to each Game. Educational materials are provided to each team advisor at the start of the Game. The students choose to buy or sell shares each day based on the next day's closing prices found in their newspaper. They are responsible for managing their investment over a 10-week period.