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Word and Category
Word: Bank
Category: Place Word
What this category means: Place words describe locations where money is kept, saved, or managed. These words help children understand that money has a safe place to live and grow.
Definitions
In Simple Words
A bank is a safe place where people keep their money.
You use a bank to save money until you need it later.
A Little More Grown-Up
A bank is a place where people store their money, save for future goals, and keep track of how much money they have. Banks help keep money safe and organized.
Banking means using a bank to save, spend, or manage money.
Banked means money has already been put into a bank.
Context Clues
Note: You can find the word “bank” in Sammy Rabbit stories and activities when characters talk about saving money, setting goals, or keeping money safe instead of spending it right away.
Sammy Says Sentences
Sammy Says: “A bank is a money home. Save money there so it is safe and earns interest!”
Silly Sentence
I waved goodbye to my dollar as it went on vacation to the bank.
Serious Sentence
A bank helps keep your money safe until you are ready to use it.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
I sent my cash to the bank to relax—no snacks, just naps and math!
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
When money’s stored where it’s safe to stay, the bank helps protect it every day.
Money Habit Sentences and Connection
Money Habit Sentences:
Going to the bank to save your money can become a smart habit. Making regular trips to the bank to add to your savings is a helpful habit.
Share with kids:
Using a bank is a smart money habit. It helps children learn to save first, plan for the future, and protect their money instead of losing or spending it too quickly.
Examples of Using a Bank
Saving allowance or gift money
Keeping money safe instead of carrying it everywhere
Saving for a goal like a toy, trip, or big dream
Checking how much money you have saved
Examples of What Is Not Using a Bank
Leaving money where it can get lost
Spending all your money right away
Keeping money in unsafe places
Related Money Words
Save • Piggy Bank • Account • Deposit • Money • Goal
Opposite Money Words
Spend • Waste
Questions for Kids
Ask your child or student: “Why is a bank a good place to keep money safe?”
Remember
A bank helps you take care of your money so it’s there when you need it.
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