Spending money on a trip
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1)
Students make choices about how they would spend money on a trip to a park.
Spending more than money on a pet
Ideal for: Elementary school (4-5)
Students read a story and then write a persuasive paragraph about a pet they’d like to own.
Knowing what costs us money
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students analyze a picture of things in a park to identify which ones would cost them money and which ones wouldn’t.
Learning about coins
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1)
Students learn to identify the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and their values.
Practicing giving
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students listen to a story about giving and then practice giving to another student.
Using a budget to shop for a party
Ideal for: Elementary school (4-5)
Students learn about budgets and then use a budget to decide what food to buy for an imaginary party.
Bouncing ball spending game
Ideal for: Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5)
Students play a game to explore how they make choices about money and how people in their lives can influence those choices.
Giving to a cause
Ideal for: Elementary school (4-5)
Students create a poster to persuade others to support a cause helping an imaginary community in need.
Learning about giving with Money Monsters
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students listen to a story about giving money and then apply their learning using paper puppets.
Sharing a story about borrowing
Ideal for: Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5)
Students read a story about Money Monsters who are learning to be good borrowers.
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These classroom activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement whether you’re an experienced personal finance teacher, integrating financial literacy into another subject area, or supplementing your existing financial education curriculum.
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