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Great Books About Money
  • "Erandi's Braids" by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
  • "If You Made a Million" by David M. Schwartz
  • "Money Trouble" by Stan and Jan Berenstain
  • "My Rows and Piles of Coins" by Tololwa M. Mollel
  • "Pigs Will Be Pigs" by Amy Axelrod
  • "The Go Around Dollar" by Barbara Adams
    • Websites with Money Activities

  • www.usmint.gov/kids
  • www.mathwire.com/literature/litmoney.html
  • www.atozkidsstuff.com/money.html
  • www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html
  • www.moneyinstructor.com/kids.asp

    • Activities for Kids

    Coin Combinations

  • Read the book "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday".
  • Give students coins (real or play) and as you read have them count out the amount of money
        Alexander spends using the coins.
  • Encourage them to use different combinations of coins to come up with the same amount.

    Spend or Save Graph
    Create a class graph by asking the students if they prefer to spend or save.

    ** More activities coming soon!

    • Parents, talk to your kids about money!

    Learning how to make good choices with money begins at home.
    If your child receives money as an allowance, for doing chores or as a gift, try the following activity.

    Spend, Save and Share Jars

  • Have your child collect 3 recycled containers, such as jars, water bottles or small boxes. He/she can decorate
        the containers using paper, markers, stickers, etc... Label each one of the containers with the following words:
        Spend, Save and Share. Each time money is received encourage that the money to be split between
        the three containers.
    • Check out the following websites for more ideas
  • life.familyeducation.com/money-and-kids/personal-finance/34481.html
  • kids.daveramsey.com/
  • www.moneyinstructor.com/kids.asp

    • Money Magic

    Can you make a quarter fit though a hole the size of a dime?

    Here's how you do it:

    1. Use the hole in your bookmark to draw an outline of a dime on the middle of a piece of paper.
    2. Have an adult help you cut out the circle you have just drawn.
    3. Ask someone if they can make a quarter fit through the hole without tearing the paper.
    4. If they can't figure it out, show them how to do it.
    5. Fold the paper in half lengthwise, through the middle of the hole that you cut out.
    6. Place the quarter on the hole in the fold so that it is resting in an upright position.
    7. Pull or lift up of the ends of the paper so that the hole opens up and becomes wider. The quarter should fall through (sometimes you have to help it a little by pushing it with your finger)