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Ways to Teach Kids about Money

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April is Financial Literacy Month, the perfect time to teach kids about money. If there was ever a time to emphasize the responsibility of us adults to teach financial responsibility (or to learn ourselves for that matter) to our children, it is now.

Teaching Kids about Money Activities

Teaching kids about money goes far beyond simple math concepts. Teaching kids about money is a life skill. I am a firm believer in the fact that young children have the capability to learn and to understand big concepts like money. Make it concrete. Make it authentic.

teaching kids about money activities

Teach Kids about Money – Ideas to Get You Started

  1. Use technology & the digital age
  2. Use books to teach about money. Simply, read to your child
  3. Seek out early education blogs for wonderfully engaging ideas
  4. Test your financial knowledge
  5. Teach your child to help without reward
  6. Consider the difference between “family contributions” and “chores”

Also, check out my Learning about Money MEGA Activities Pack!


Thank you for reading!
Marnie

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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