>Activities
The Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle student activities will consist of age appropriate presentations that may include a variety of formats. Below are suggested activities for different ages, as well as questions to lead discussions about saving, spending and sharing. Please feel free to modify and enhance these suggested activities.
Also, credit unions have the flexibility to create their own presentations. If you need a book or wish to get copies of sample scenarios described below, please contact us.
Ages 5-9
Read a story that highlights the save, spend and share theme. Then explain the purpose of the moneyboxes and the poster. If appropriate, have the students assemble the moneyboxes.
Ages 8-10
Explain the value of money (coins versus bills) including hands-on activities with real or play money. Then explain the purpose of the moneyboxes and the poster. If appropriate, have the students assemble the moneyboxes.
Ages 10-12
Conduct a group activity that includes preparing a budget and making decisions about saving spending and sharing based on different scenarios. For example, one person may be a 20-year-old attending college, living at home and working as a server in a restaurant making $8,000 year. How does he/she pay for tuition, buy books, make car payments, buy gas, go out with friends to dinner or buy video games? How much can he/she save each month, etc.?
Discussion Questions
Saving
- What is saving?
- Why is saving important?
- Why do people save?
- What can happen when people don’t save?
- What are the benefits of saving?
- How do people save?
- What is spending?
- Where does our spending money come from?
- Why do we need to spend?
- What are good spending habits?
- What is sharing?
- Why is sharing important?
- How do we share with others?
- Who benefits when we share?
