Florida Department of Financial Services

C.L.I.M.B.: Children Learning the Importance of Money Basics

COMICBOOK WATER

BICYCLE

SCHOOLSUPPLIES

FOOD

CANDY

VIDEOGAMES

BASKETBALL

TOYWAGON

Match the Need and Wants

Decide which items are NEEDS and which ones are WANTS.

Ask yourself what are things that you need everyday and which things you want for fun.

Write NEED or WANT under each object.

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PITSINSTRUCTIONS

PITS

Make the Best Budgeting Choices

For each example, you have a total budget of $5. In each example, make the BEST choice to save money and NOT go over your budget.

How much money did you spend today? Play again to see if you can save more next time.

You go to the park with your friends and want some ice cream.

Buy an ice cream cone for $3

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Buy a book for $4

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Buy a game and a toy for $4

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Buy a popsicle for $2

B)

Buy a coloring book for $3

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Buy a toy for $1B)

Buy a snow cone for a $1

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Buy a comic book for $2

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Buy a game for $3

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You go to the bookstore and you want to buy something to read.

You go to the toy store.

You Spent:

You Spent:

You Spent:

You Saved:

You Saved:

You Saved:

Sammie owes Tyler $60.00 for his

scooter purchase.

Make Your Own Book

First color the pages, then cut out the pages on the lines that look like this.

Fold on the lines that look like this. Now, enjoy reading your creation!

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ACROSS1) BOND 3) SPEND 5) BUY 7) CREDIT 8) SAVE

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DOWN1) BANK 2) DEBT 4) PAYMENT 6) BUDGET

13) NEED 14) COST 15) INTEREST 17) LOAN 18) INSURANCE 19) WANT

9) ALLOWANCE 10) ACCOUNT 12) OWNERSHIP 16) RENT

Financial Crossword

Instructions:

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Financial Fan

First cut out the pages on the lines that look like this and fold on the lines that look like this.

Tape the marked end and spread out the other side!

Financial Word Search

Find and circle the hidden words in the puzzle below. Words can be left to right or up and down.

ACCOUNT ALLOWANCEBANKBONDBUDGET

BUYCOSTCREDITDEBTDEPOSIT

INSURANCEINTERESTLOANNEEDOWNERSHIP

PAYMENTRENTSAVESPENDWANT

TICKET

TABLET

$100

ROLLER SKATES

$35

SOCCER BALL

$20

SKATEBOARD

$25

MOVIE TICKET

$14

Piggy Bank Match Up

Match the amount of saved money to the cost of each item. Draw a line from the piggy bank that has saved enough money to buy the correct item.

This little piggy saved $1 each day for 2 weeks.

This little piggy saved $5 each week for 5 weeks.

This little piggy saved $20 each month for 5 months.

This little piggy saved $1 each day for $35 days.

This little piggy saved $4 each week for 5 weeks.

Sammie’s Word Scramble

Help Sammie learn important words about money. Unscramble the letters to make words.

Sammie the Savings Scottie

Sammie has learned a lot about saving money. We hope you have too! Color in Sammie below.

Money Maze

Find your way through the maze while collecting money and items to buy.

How many toys did you buy without going over your budget? How much did you save? Keep trying to save even more!

Draw Your Budget Goals

Help Sammie understand how to save money for something. Think of something you want and how long you need to save up to buy it.

Draw that item below.

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