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.
Borrowing money for a house
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8)
Students “buy” a local home and calculate payments based on the principal, interest rate, and length of mortgage loans to learn how different loan terms affect the overall cost.
Understanding our money choices
Ideal for: Elementary school (4-5)
Students discuss and reflect on how they think and feel about money and how the people in their lives help shape those thoughts and feelings.
Making smart money trades
Ideal for: Elementary school (2-3)
Students listen to a story about making money trades and determine whether the values of different groups of coins and paper money are equal or unequal.
Understanding who shapes your money decisions
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8), High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students read a handout and then identify how both they and the people in their lives make choices about money.
Bouncing ball money choices
Ideal for: Middle school (6-8), High school (9-10), High school (11-12)
Students play a game to share how they think and feel about money.
Playing a money counting game
Ideal for: Elementary school (2-3)
Students practice counting money by playing a game where they take turns earning money and paying someone for a job.
Earning money
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1)
Students listen to a story about earning money and color pictures showing jobs that kids could do to earn money.
Mapping your money journey (elementary school)
Ideal for: Elementary school (4-5)
Students complete a short survey to find out about their current money skills and explore things they can do to manage money better.
Learning to save with Money Monsters
Ideal for: Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)
Students listen to a story about saving money and then apply their learning using paper puppets.
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