Personal Financial Literacy

Overview

Your student will be learning:

• about different ways to earn money and how jobs provide income.
• the differences between wants and needs.
• the differences between income and gifts.

Resources

• Videos
  • Wants and Needs. This video explains the differences between a want and a need.
• Free Apps

• Websites
  • Early Childhood Financial Skills. This website provides parents with activities and conversation starters to help their child develop money skills, habits, and attitudes.
  • Finances for Kids. This website will help your family share experiences in developing financial basics that can impact your child now and in the future.
• Books
  • Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. In this story, your child will learn about saving versus spending money.
  • The Big Buck Adventure by Shelley Gill, Deborah Tobola. This book is a fun example of how money is used every day.
  • Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells. The book takes the reader through the action of buying a gift while exploring other various purposes of money.
  • The Berenstain Bears Trouble With Money by Stan and Jan Berenstain. To earn coins for a video game, Brother and Sister Bear find ways to work for money.
  • Just Saving My Money by Mercer Mayer. In this story, the character learns the value of a dollar after he has to save his own money in order to buy a new skateboard.
  • Lily Learns About Wants and Needs by Lisa Bullard. This story explores the differences between needs and wants.