Resource Type: Saving and investing
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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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Coloring your savings
Students color pictures of dollar bills to show how much they’d need to save to buy different items. Topic Save and invest (Saving for short-term goals), Spend (Buying things) Subject Fine arts and performing arts, Math Grade Level Elementary school (K-1) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 04, 2022 Big idea Saving…
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Understanding our money choices
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. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save), Spend (Buying things) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to…
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Singing a song about saving
Students discuss the importance of saving money and sing a song about saving. Topic Save and invest (Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts Grade Level Elementary school (K-1) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 11, 2022 Big idea Saving money…
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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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Creating a song about saving
Students write and sing a song about saving money. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save, Saving for long-term goals, Saving for short-term goals) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts Grade Level Elementary school (2-3), Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 11, 2022 Big…
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Building savings habits
Students discuss useful savings habits and then write captions for a comic strip about saving money. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save), Spend (Buying things) Subject English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 11, 2022 Big idea…
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Writing about saving
Students discuss savings habits and then write an expository, persuasive, or narrative paragraph about saving. Topic Save and invest (Choosing how to save) 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 25, 2022 Big idea Savings habits can help us…
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Learning about coins
Students learn to identify the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and their values. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Getting paid), Save and invest (Banking options), Spend (Buying things) Subject Math, Physical education or health Grade Level Elementary school (K-1) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea Pennies, nickels, dimes, and…
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Mapping your money journey (elementary school)
Students complete a short survey to find out about their current money skills and explore things they can do to manage money better. Topic Earn, Save and invest, Protect, Spend, Borrow Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 75-90 minutes Back to…