Word and Category
Word: Choice
Category: Choice Word
What this category means:
Choice words help children think about decisions. They encourage kids to slow down, look at options, and choose actions that support their goals and values.
Definitions
In Simple Words
A choice is a decision you make when you pick between two or more options.
Every time you use your money, you are making a choice.
A Little More Grown-Up
A choice is the act of deciding between options. Money choices involve deciding how to earn, save, spend, or give money based on what matters most.
Context Clues
The word “choice” appears throughout Sammy Rabbit stories and songs including the song titled: Make Your Choices Count.
Sammy Says
Sammy Says:
“Every money move starts with a choice—take a moment and choose wisely!”
Money Habit Connection
Learning that money decisions are choices helps kids feel in control, think ahead, and understand that their actions lead to outcomes.
Silly Sentence
I had so many choices that my piggy bank asked me to flip a coin!
Serious Sentence
When you make thoughtful choices with your money, you are more likely to reach your goals.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
I had a choice to spend or save, my piggy bank said, “Be brave!”
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
Each choice I make both big and small helps my money help me most of all.
Examples of Choices
Choosing to save money instead of spending it right away
Deciding which toy or item to buy
Choosing to give some money to help others
Picking how to use your allowance or earnings
Examples of What Is Not a Choice
Money you already spent
Costs you cannot change right now
Something that has already happened
Related Money Words
Want • Need • Spend • Save • Goal • Plan
Opposite Money Words
Automatic (not chosen)
Questions Parents and Teachers Can Ask Kids
Ask your child or student:
“What choice can you make today that will help your money work better for you later?”
Remember
Every money decision is a choice—and good choices help build strong money habits.
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