In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn how to spend wisely and the importance of saving and budgeting. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concepts of saving and budgeting.
What’s included
- A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, and independent practices
- A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the concepts of budgeting, spending and saving.
- Printable group activities in the form of PDF worksheets for students to practice the concept of saving
- Ready-to-print play store for students to practice spending within a budget
- Printable worksheets to practice budgeting for breakfast and a birthday party
Budgeting worksheet: Students will write down what they earn and how much they plan to spend, save and donate. - Savings worksheet: a template for students to track their savings on a monthly basis
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