Parent Guide: Start with a Story!

Guide your child’s money learning. Help them build their money habits and skills. Set them up for a lifetime of sustained success. Reading storybooks with your kids is a great way to do all of the aforementioned.

Steps

• Have child read the Story Book Sammy's Big Dream!

• Have child do one or all of the story activities linked below. Have child listen to Sammy songs while doing activities.

• Review and discuss story and activities together.

• Have child begin creating their own Dream Big Journal. Have child deposit completed activities in their Journal.

Links to Activities

• Read Sammy’s Big Dream. Have child:

  • Read Storybook on their own or with you

  • Listen to Author Reading

  • Listen to Audio Version of Story

• Read and Color the Story

• Activity: Story Idea activities – 1, 2, 3, and 4

• Activity: Story Review #2

• Activity: Parent Child discussion. Pick questions from Story Review #1 to discuss

• Activity: Build your Dream Big Journal

Next Step. Build the Savings Habit

• Begin or continue to build your child’s savings habit.

• Have child create their own personal home saving jar (“piggy bank”). If they already have one, perfect. AND/OR open a savings account for your child at a financial institution. Regardless of the amount, encourage, incentivize and direct them to “habitually” deposit a part of all the money they earn or receive. Celebrate deposits and the habit of saving.

• Recommended Reading: Saving Money is Vital. 10 Reasons Why!

Continue to Grow and Compound Knowledge

• All Star Readers

• Songs

• Decode and Sing

• Attend Live Virtual Event (Coming Soon)

• Participate in Challenge and Drawing for Cash Prize (Coming Soon)