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Word and Category
Word: Salary
Related Definition: Pay
Category: System Word
What this category means:
System words explain how money is earned and organized in the real world. They help children understand how people get paid and how money comes in regularly.
Definitions
In Simple Words
Salary is money a person is paid for doing a job.
Salary is usually paid the same amount each time, like every week or month.
A Little More Grown-Up
A salary is a fixed amount of money a person earns regularly for doing a job. It is often paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
Context Clues
You may see the word “salary” in Sammy Rabbit stories and activities when kids are learning how adults earn money or how pay can come in on a schedule.
Sammy Says Sentences
Sammy Says: “A salary helps people know how much money they can plan and budget with!”
Silly Sentence
My piggy bank said it wanted a salary for holding my coins all day.
Serious Sentence
A salary helps people plan how to use their money.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
I heard my salary say, “Hooray!” then march in on payday!
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
When salary comes the same each pay, I can plan my money day by day.
Money Habit Sentences and Connection
Money Habit Sentences:
Getting a salary regularly can lead to a good planning habit. Spending your salary without a plan can lead to a bad money habit.
Share with kids:
Learning about salary helps kids understand that money often comes in on a schedule and needs to be planned for.
Examples of Salary
Money paid for a full-time job
Pay received on a regular schedule
Monthly or weekly job pay
Examples of What Is Not Salary
Money from chores or allowance
Tips or one-time payments
Gifts or found money
Related Money Words
Pay • Job • Work • Income • Earn
Opposite Money Words
Unpaid • Volunteer
Questions for Kids
Ask your child or student: “How do you think having a salary helps people plan their money?”
Remember
A salary is money earned from a job, and planning how to use it helps build strong money habits
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