Activity 27: Reports
The importance of financial education
Financial Education The children had discussions during Circle Time about spending money. They discussed what they would like to spend their money on and initially all of their answers involved toys. The discussions were adapted to ask the children whether they thought it was important to spend money on schools.
Financial Education We discussed the importance of paying bills on time and what could happen if you don’t pay for things. The children were able to talk about buying food and toys at the shops with their parents. They talked about their parents using money to pay for things. Opposite is a child’s drawing of a Mummy paying for a toy at the shop, along with the child choosing the toy.
Financial Education • Circle Time sessions about spending their money carefully • The children were able to talk about spending money at the shops to pay for different items, e.g. food and clothes • The children were able to talk about getting money out of the cash points
Financial Education • The children learnt about other countries in the world where children are very poor • They looked at photographs and video clips to show what little money some countries have and what they need to spend their money on • The children learnt about buying things to help poorer children in the world.