Resource Type: Elementary school activities
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Puzzling out your savings future
Using an origami children’s puzzle, students will choose an item, a time frame, and a dollar amount to determine how long they need to save before they can buy that item. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject Fine arts and performing arts, Math Grade Level Elementary school (4-5)…
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Playing a money counting game
Students practice counting money by playing a game where they take turns earning money and paying someone for a job. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Getting paid, Making money), Spend (Paying bills) Subject Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 04, 2022 Big…
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Picturing what you’re saving for
Students draw pictures of a savings goal and discuss the importance of saving money over time. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration…
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Learning to save with Money Monsters
Students listen to a story about saving money and then apply their learning using paper puppets. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject Fine arts and performing arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated…
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Learning about careers with Money Monsters
Students use paper puppets to role-play a story about Money Monsters exploring career options and think about careers they might enjoy. Topic Earn (Learning about careers, Making money) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to…
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Identifying a career
Students explore careers by playing a game to match career names and descriptions. Topic Earn (Learning about careers, Making money) Subject English or language arts, Physical education or health, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 04, 2022 Big idea Different careers provide people…
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Graphing ways to make money
Students discuss ways young people can earn money and complete a math and graphing exercise to apply their knowledge. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Making money) Subject English or language arts, Math Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 04, 2022 Big idea Earning your own money can…
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Charting types of pay
Students interview family members, friends, or other trusted adults about ways they get paid (wages, salaries, tips, or commissions) and then track the pay types on a graph. Topic Earn (Getting paid, Making money) Subject Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 75-90 minutes Back to All Activities…
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Meeting your future self
Students imagine their lives in 10 years and write a fill-in-the-blank letter from their future selves to their current selves. Topic Earn (Learning about careers, Making money), Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5), Middle school (6-8) Duration 45-60 minutes Back…
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Matching interests and talents to careers
Students match two people’s interests and talents to ideal careers and then write about their own interests, talents, and possible career choices. 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 11, 2022 Big…