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Budget

Age Level
  • 7+
Topic
  • Habits ,
  • Budgeting
Skill
  • Comprehension ,
  • Discussion ,
  • Reading ,
  • Thinking ,
  • Vocabulary
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This music, reading, discussion and activities experience teaches kids to get in the habit of making a budget.

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What Kids Will Discover and Learn About:

  • A budget is a money plan.

  • Having a budget will help one achieve their dreams

  • Having a budget will help one consistently make good money choices and spend smarter.

  • Having a budget gives one more control over their money and lives.

Agenda:

  1. Review previous experience(s)

  2. Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.

  3. Introduce topic.

  4. Read lyrics, listen and sing song “Budget”

  5. Do song activity

  6. Have learners share

  7. Assign post-experience activities.

Review previous experience(s).

Review points of your choosing from previous experience(s). Refer to menu, topic subheading, for main idea of experience. Refer to “What Kids Will Discover” Section of each experience if you want ideas on additional key points to review.

Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.

Ask learners to raise their hand if they would like to share one of the activities they completed during the last experience or in between experiences. Allocate 2-5 minutes to this activity OR whatever time you deem appropriate.

Introduce topic.

Feel free to use or adapt this introduction. Or create your own introduction.

Today we are going to listen to the song "Budget" as well as discuss and do activities that share what a budget is; why it is important to have a budget to make good moneys choices; and some of the key reasons why budgeting is a great habit.

So let's get to it!

Read lyrics, listen, and sing song "Budget"

See lyric sheet. Read lyrics to the song "Budget." Instructor will read lyrics out loud, line by line. Have learners repeat out loud the following lines from the lyrics:

  1. A budget is a money plan

  2. Shows you how your money flows and where your money goes

  3. You'll stay out of the hole, so you can stay in control

Next, play, listen, and/or sing the song. At instructor's option, learners should clap or move during the song. See song.

Do song activities.

Have learners share.

Ask learners to raise their hands if they would like to share out loud their solutions.

After the answers are revealed, instructor will share out loud the answer and all learners will repeat.

Assign post-experience activities.

Activities can be homework or classwork.

Introduce learners to the Money School and show them where they can find post-experience activities. Have learners complete one, some, or all of the following activities:

Have learners “deposit” all activities into the “Budget” section of the Dream Big Journal