Resource Type: Elementary school activities
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Comparing jobs and hobbies
Students learn about the differences between jobs and hobbies and then play a game to apply their understanding. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Making money) Subject English or language arts, Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug…
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Comparing places to save money
Students compare saving money at home to saving money at a bank or credit union and then act out stories to explore which option they would choose. Topic Save and invest (Banking options, Choosing how to save, Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals), Protect (Managing risk) Subject Fine arts and performing arts, Social…
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Experimenting with saving
Students listen to or read a fable and then do a science experiment to learn how saving a little over a long time can add up. Topic Save and invest (Building emergency savings, Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Science Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3),…
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Exploring ways we use money
Students listen to scenarios about using money, move to one corner of the room or another to identify what people in the scenario were doing (saving, spending, earning, borrowing), and discuss the example. Topic Earn (Making money), Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals), Spend (Buying things, Giving to others), Borrow…
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Solving a career mystery
Students listen to clues about different jobs and work in teams to guess the job title. Topic Earn (Learning about careers, Making money) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 04, 2022 Big idea Different careers require different levels…
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Stepping into savings
Students learn how savings can increase at different rates by practicing skip counting and documenting their results on a worksheet. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save, Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated…
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Starting small and saving up
Students read a story about characters who save for something special and then create their own savings goal. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated…
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Flying into spending and saving
Students fly a paper airplane they’ve created to targets that represent amounts of money saved or spent and track their results. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals), Spend (Buying things) Subject Fine arts and performing arts, Math, Science, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school…
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Saving for this or that
Students vote with their feet as they choose between two things they could save for and then reflect on the importance of setting goals for saving. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3)…
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Saving for now and later
Students learn about the importance of saving, explore the difference between short-term and long-term goals, and then set their own savings goals. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Math Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities…