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Financial Literacy Pilot
Learning Objective Assessment

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Financial Literacy Pilot Learning Objective Assessment

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  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Money

    Learning Objective: Children will become familiar with different types of money, including coins and bills, by observing characteristics such as size, color, and value.

  • Lesson 2: The Purpose of Money

    Learning Objective: Children will understand that money is used in everyday life to buy the things people need or want.

  • Lesson 3: Needs vs. Wants

    Learning Objective: Children will learn the difference between things we need to live (like food, shelter) and things we want (like toys and sweets).

  • Lesson 4: Counting Coins

    Learning Objective: Children will practice identifying coins and counting them in small groups, gaining early math skills.

  • Lesson 5: Basic Addition with Money

    Learning Objective: Children will begin to understand basic addition using coins as counting tools

  • Lesson 6: Basic Subtraction with Money

    Learning Objective: Children will learn that when you buy something, your money goes down – a key spending concept

  • Lesson 7: How People Earn Money

    Learning Objective: Children will understand that adults earn money by working and providing services

  • Lesson 8: Introduction to Saving

    Learning Objective: Children will begin to understand the benefit of saving money over time for future needs or wants.

  • Lesson 9: Setting a Savings Goal

    Learning Objective: Children will identify a personal or group savings goal and learn how saving small amounts adds up.

  • Lesson 10: Making Spending Choices

    Learning Objective: Children will practice thinking through decisions about spending and understand the impact of choices

  • Lesson 11: Learning About Sharing

    Learning Objective: Children will explore the idea of generosity and how money or time can be shared with others

  • Lesson 12: Taking Care of Belongings

    Learning Objective: Children will learn to value and maintain their possessions to make them last

  • Lesson 13: Understanding Trade-Offs

    Learning Objective: Children will learn that choosing one option often means giving up another—an early budgeting concept

  • Lesson 14: Pretend Store Activity

    Learning Objective: Children will put together saving, spending, and trade-off skills in a simulated shopping experience

  • Lesson 15: Money Storytelling

    Learning Objective: Children will use imagination and language to demonstrate understanding of financial concepts

  • Lesson 16: Creative Money Expressions

    Learning Objective: Children will creatively express what they’ve learned about money through art and presentation

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