Financial literacy activities

Saving and investing

Elementary school activities (grades K–5)

The elementary school years are an ideal time to introduce children to the benefits of saving money.  These activities help children understand different places where they can save their money and how to set goals for saving.

Resources

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Comparing places to save money
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Stepping into savings
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Starting small and saving up
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Saving for this or that
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Saving for now and later
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Puzzling out your savings future
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Picturing what you’re saving for
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Learning to save with Money Monsters
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Flying into spending and saving
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Exploring ways we use money
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Experimenting with saving
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Coloring your savings
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Understanding our money choices
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Singing a song about saving
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Meeting your future self
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Creating a song about saving
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Building savings habits
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Writing about saving
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Learning about coins
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Mapping your money journey (elementary school)
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Bouncing ball spending game
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Exploring saving and spending game
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