Financial Fitness for Kids

The guides are resources for parents and children of all ages, to teach them the basics of managing money. They help children learn about needs and wants, budgeting, saving, understanding compound interest, managing debt and appreciating the value of money plus other topics. They provide useful examples and exercises that help with the practical application of these topics.

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Resources key

Year Level

  • Foundation - 2
  • 3 - 4
  • 5 - 6
  • 7 - 8
  • 9 - 10
  • 11 - 12

Theme

Understanding money

  • Income and expenditure
  • Needs and wants
  • Saving

Consumer education

  • Consumer behaviour
  • Advertising

Personal finance

  • Budgeting
  • Debt management

Money management

  • Record keeping

Protecting your money

  • Superannuation
  • Credit

Learning area

  • Mathematics
  • Geography
  • Business / Economics

Learning dimension

  • Knowledge and understanding
  • Competence
  • Responsibility and enterprise

Cross-curriculum perspective

  • Sustainability

 

General capability

  • Numeracy
  • Information and communication technology competence
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Last updated: 01 Nov 2011