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Word and Category
Word: Account
Related Definition: Savings Account
Category: Place Word
What this category means: Place words describe locations where money is kept, tracked, or managed. These words help children understand that money can live in specific places and that each place has a purpose.
Definitions
In Simple Words
An account is a place where your money is kept and counted.
A bank account helps you know how much money you have.
A Little More Grown-Up
An account is a record that shows how much money belongs to you and where it is kept. A bank account helps you store money safely and keep track of deposits and savings over time.
Account balance means how much money is in your account right now.
Context Clues
Note: You can find the word “account” in Sammy Rabbit stories and activities when kids talk about saving money, checking how much they have saved, or setting goals.
Sammy Says Sentences
Sammy Says:
“An account keeps count, that’s what it’s all about!”
Silly Sentence
My account counted my coins so carefully it wore tiny glasses.
Serious Sentence
An account shows how much money you have saved at the bank.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
My account can count, shout it out—every coin knows its amount!
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
An account helps me see what I’ve saved and how much is still with me.
Money Habit Sentences and Connection
Money Habit Sentences:
Putting money into your account each week is a smart saving habit. Checking your account and saving a little is a helpful money habit.
Share with kids:
Having an account helps children learn to track their money, stay organized, and make thoughtful choices about saving and spending.
Examples of Using an Account
Saving money in a bank
Checking how much money you have
Adding deposits over time
Saving toward a goal
Examples of What Is Not an Account
Cash in your pocket
A toy or object
Money that is lost
Related Money Words
Bank • Save • Deposit • Balance • Interest
Opposite Money Words
Spend • Lose
Questions for Kids
Ask your child or student: “How does an account help you make smart money choices?”
Remember
An account helps you keep track of your money so you know where it is and what it can do.
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