MoneyMagnifier® Minis
Whether in the classroom or at home, it’s never too early to start discussing a successful financial journey with the children in your life. Utilize our tools below to turn their dreams into goals. Children, ages five through eleven, will use real-life concepts to start understanding what money is, how we get it, and what we do with it.
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Activities
These activities will help kick start your financial wellbeing discussions with the children in your life. Whether used in a classroom setting or at home, these activities are designed to be engaging and fun while teaching children what they need to know to begin their financial journey.
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Additional Activities
- Career Exploration Worksheets
- Grocery Shopping Spree – Make two identical grocery lists and have you and a child each pick out the items at the store. Compare and contrast the name brand versus the generic brands and the overall cost difference.
- My Money Log Book – This book will help children learn how to manage their money and save for items they truly want.
- Financial Peace Junior Kit: Teaching Kids How to Win with Money – This kit covers basic concepts of earning, spending, saving, and giving and keeps children engaged while they learn.
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Recommended Reading
Share these books with the children in your life. These stories will keep them entertained while they learn.
- Money Bunnies
- The Everything Kids’ Money Book: Earn It, Save It, and Watch It Grow! (Investing)
- Mansa’s Little Reminders: Scratching the Surface of Financial Literacy (General Knowledge)
- Hamy Learns to Save: A Financial Story for Kids (Saving & Budgeting)
- How to Turn $100 to $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest! (4th – 5th Grade: Investing)
- Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not) (General Knowledge)
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