Description
Bring real-world financial literacy into your classroom with this engaging All About Money packet made for upper elementary students. With high-interest reading passages, math word problems, and writing prompts, students will explore the value of money, how it’s earned, saved, and spent, and why budgeting matters. From the history of money to coins, bills, banks, and saving vs. spending, this resource makes important money concepts meaningful and easy to understand.
Packed with hands-on activities, vocabulary posters, and budgeting practice, this versatile packet is perfect for math centers, financial literacy lessons, or cross-curricular ELA + Math.
INCLUDED:
- All in color and black-and-white options
- Answer Keys: Included for all reading comprehension and step by step math word problems.
- 5 Informational Reading Passages with comprehension questions, main idea, summary, and answer keys:
- History of Money
- Coins & Bills
- Saving vs. Spending
- Banks & Credit Unions
- Jobs & Earning Money
- Math Word Problems with step-by-step answer keys
- Making Change
- Adding & Subtracting Money (shopping & sales tax)
- Real-Life Scenarios
- Budgeting Activities (Plan a Party & Shopping Trip)
- Writing & Critical Thinking Prompts
- Anchor Charts & Vocabulary Posters (budget, savings, income, expenses, deposit, withdrawal
- Fun Extras: Money-Themed Word Search, Fact vs. Opinion Sorting, Money Glyph Activity
PERFECT FOR:
- Financial Literacy Lessons
- Math Centers or Small Groups
- Cross-Curricular ELA + Math Activities
- Early Finishers & Enrichment
- Substitute plans or independent work
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Gina B. –
This is a great life skills-based product. It teaches important math skills using real life situations.
Lisa H. –
I really like that reading was included in this resource. Students were interested in the history of money.
christy Ponder –
Kids enjoyed this and found it be be interesting while learning.
Samantha Burch –
This was perfect for extra practice that my students needed
Jennifer J. –
This was a perfect resource for our Economics unit. It is an easy resource to use for either small group or whole group.
viet V. –
Great Resource
Erin K. –
These resources were awesome to add to
our unit. Way more valuable than the older materials.
Miss H in the Classroom –
I used this resource to prep for math standardized testing during our reading block. This was a fun way to learn about financial literacy!