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This issue in Kid Scoop’s “Financial Literacy Series” introduces young economists to Captain Allowance whose superpowers include stretching dollars to make the best money decisions, and advising kids how to save for a goal. Examples of good and bad spending ideas demonstrate what happens as a direct results of choices made. Practical activities include managing an allowance and laying out realistic plans to save for a purchase—skills that can be put to use right away! So grab your own superhero cape and team up with Captain Allowance to launch a discussion in your home about money management for young savers.
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about money management
- understand the purpose of an allowance
- meet Captain Allowance to learn about spending and saving
- create savings plans to reach a goal
- fill in missing vowels to complete a financial saying
- use the newspaper to locate numbers and calculate sums to 20
- solve a puzzler using a letter code
- create a poem with words that match letters in a name AND describe a person
- write creatively about saving pennies
7 page PDF
