Students develop an awareness of the four choices they have with money: earn, save, spend, and donate. In the session, students watch and discuss Cha-Ching's "Money Choices" music video and play a game to reinforce the importance of balancing the choices consumers have with money.
Knowing we have four choices with money helps us reach out personal goals and dreams, and helps keep cities alive and healthy.
View and discuss Cha-Ching’s “Money Choices” music video.
Play the Earn, Save, Spend, and Donate Game, and discuss the four money choices.
Fill in the Money Tracker.
Refer to Session One in the Guide for Volunteers and Teachers.
earn: to get money for a job you did
save: to put money away to use later
spend: to pay money for something you need or want
donate: to give money, time, or things to help others
banks and credit unions: businesses where people and other businesses save, borrow, and exchange money
savings account: a bank account used to hold money that is not needed right away
deposit: to put money into a bank account
withdraw: to take money out of a bank account
Students will be able to:
Describe the four choices we have with money.
Define deposit and withdraw.
(optional; for use with the Extended Learning Opportunity)
1 Póster Planilla de registro (optional; for use with the Extended Learning Opportunity)
English:
8 Vocabulary Flash Cards
(1-8; digital asset available)
Spanish:
8 Tarjeta educativa de vocabulario
(1-8; digital asset available)
30 Table Tents
1 Game Pieces Pack (4 colors/8 per color)
1 Game Dice Pack (8 dice)
30 pencils (not included)