Money & Budgeting for Kids Study

Description

Make early financial literacy easier to teach with Money & Budgeting for Kids—a practical, age-appropriate resource designed to help children understand how money works in everyday life.

This study introduces learners to foundational money concepts in a way that feels approachable and useful, not overwhelming. Kids explore what money is, why people use it, different types of money, and how money helps people buy things, save for later, and make choices. The resource also covers key life-skill topics like needs vs. wants, saving money, spending money, earning money, value, opportunity cost, and very basic budgeting.

Instead of focusing only on definitions, this study helps children apply what they’re learning through sorting pages, matching activities, choice-based exercises, and simple budget practice. Learners are encouraged to think through real-life money decisions, compare prices, understand the difference between goods and services, and begin building smart habits around saving and spending. It’s a strong fit for homeschool families, printable shops, co-ops, tutoring brands, life skills resources, or anyone looking for an elementary-friendly introduction to money and budgeting.

This study includes:

• An introduction to what money is
• A brief history of money
• Money around the world
• Why money matters
• Why we use money
• Smart shopper practice
• Money vocabulary matching
• Types of money
• Needs vs. wants lessons
• Need-or-want practice pages
• Saving money
• Spending money
• Spending comparison activities
• Goods vs. services practice
• Need, want, or wait decision-making activity
• Would You Buy It? reasoning page
• Earning money lessons
• Ways to earn money sorting activity
• The value of money
• Opportunity cost
• Time and money
• Basic budgeting pages
• A simple 3-part kid budget method
• Budget practice activity pages
• Answer keys included

The Finer Details

• Dimensions: US Letter
• Canva Pages: 30
• PLR Type: Regular PLR product, there is no limit to the sales
• You Will Receive: A printable PDF that includes the Canva Pro template link.

Additional Details

This resource was created in Canva Pro. Because a template link is included, your customer will need their own Canva Pro account to make edits. They can also use the included PDF version as-is, with no editing required.