Mastering Money
Mastering Money resources: Ages 5-7
Money is all around, and learning how it works sets up future success. Through fun activities, young people can start to explore coins, make spending choices and learn simple ways to save and budget.
Mac gets a hamster
Help Mac work out the costs of caring for his new hamster. Make smart spending choices, stay on budget and build real-world money skills in this fun and relatable activity.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Numeracy
Key Skills
- Problem solving
Age
5-7 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Spend, save or give
Follow the triplets as they decide whether to spend, save or donate their birthday money to charity. Find different ways to manage money and consider the impact of money choices.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Numeracy
Key Skills
- Creativity
Age
5-7 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Change detectives
Practise adding up total costs, calculating correct change and spotting the mistakes with this fun challenge to help build essential money skills.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Numeracy
Key Skills
- Problem solving
- Teamwork
- Listening
Age
5-7 years
Duration
1 hour+
Media Type
PPTX
Mastering Money resources: Ages 7-11
Money is a big part of everyday life, and it's never too early to start having fun learning the basics. This topic helps young people get to grips with budgeting, understanding what might influence spending, different ways to pay and how money is earned.
Smoothie shop
Develop early entrepreneurial skills by exploring the concepts of making a profit and starting a business with this fun activity.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Technologies
- Citizenship
Key Skills
- Aiming high
- Speaking
- Listening
- Creativity
- Teamwork
Age
7-11 years
Duration
30-45 mins
Media Type
PDF
Shopping dash
Boost numeracy and budgeting skills in this fun shopping challenge. Help Ashwin stick to his budget while exploring different payment methods including vouchers.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Numeracy
Key Skills
- Problem solving
Age
7-11 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Party planning
Build budgeting, teamwork, creative thinking and problem-solving skills in this exciting challenge to plan the ultimate end-of-term party.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Citizenship
- Health & wellbeing
Key Skills
- Creativity
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Speaking
- Listening
Age
7-11 years
Duration
1 hour+
Media Type
PPTX
Mastering Money resources: Ages 11-14
Money skills unlock independence and opportunities. This topic covers everything from budgeting to responsible borrowing, helping young people make smart choices, save for the future and stay on top of their finances.
Buying power
Learn how to become a critical consumer and make informed decisions about spending.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Citizenship
- Literacy
- Health & wellbeing
Key Skills
- Speaking
- Listening
- Problem solving
Age
11-14 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Smart spending
Learn to become a critical consumer by exploring persuasive techniques advertisers use.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Citizenship
- Literacy
Key Skills
- Listening
Age
11-14 years
Duration
5-10 mins
Media Type
PDF
Cracking key words: Credit and debt glossary
Master the key financial terms relating to credit and debt.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Citizenship
Key Skills
- Listening
Age
11-14 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Mastering Money resources: Ages 14-18
Money skills unlock independence and opportunities. This topic covers everything from budgeting to responsible borrowing, helping young people make smart choices, save for the future and stay on top of their finances.
Saving with Alisha
Follow Alisha's story and help her save for her future goals.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Citizenship
- Health & wellbeing
Key Skills
- Problem solving
Age
14-18 years
Duration
15-30 mins
Media Type
PDF
Understanding cryptocurrency
Know the basics of what cryptocurrency is and how it works.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Technologies
Key Skills
- Problem solving
Age
14-18 years
Duration
5-10 mins
Media Type
PDF
Five steps to smashing a budget
Know how to put together a budget with the 50-30-20 rule.
Topic
- Mastering money
Subject
- Health & wellbeing
- Citizenship
- Numeracy
Key Skills
- Problem solving
- Aiming high
Age
14-18 years
Duration
0-5 mins
Media Type
PDF