✂️ Choices5-6Need it or want it?
Cut out the pictures and sort needs from wants — the conversation starts right here.
Sheet 1 · Cut and sortOpen sheet
Money skills · Ages 5–12
Money for kids.
Ten free printable activities about saving, earning, choosing and sharing — so money talk at home feels natural instead of like a lecture.
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10 sheets
activities in one workbook
3 age bands
ages 5–6, 7–9 and 10–12
10 min
per activity, at your child's pace
Free PDF
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Complete workbook · Free PDF
↓ Download free PDFMoney for kids: all 10 activities in one workbook
A grown-up guide and ten sheets in order of difficulty, ready to print.
Four ideas that last a lifetime
Every activity comes back to these concepts.
🫙
Saving
Money kept today becomes a bigger choice tomorrow.
🧹
Earning
Money comes from agreed work — not from nowhere.
🛒
Choosing
Every purchase leaves something else out. That is a trade-off.
💗
Sharing
Part of it can help someone else — that is learning too.
Activities to download and print
Filter by theme or age and open the sheet directly in the workbook.
Theme
Age
✂️ Choices5-6
🐷 Saving5-6My goal piggy bank
Draw the one thing your child is saving for and color a coin for every amount saved.
Sheet 2 · Color and saveOpen sheet
🫙 Saving5-6Save, spend, share
Ten coins and three jars: your child decides how much goes into each one, and why.
Sheet 3 · Draw and decideOpen sheet
🔍 Counting7-9Coin detective
Every coin shows what it is worth. Adding them up is the first step to understanding price.
Sheet 4 · Count and writeOpen sheet
🧹 Earning7-9My job chart
Three agreed jobs, one week of check marks and the agreed amount at the end.
Sheet 5 · One week chartOpen sheet
🛒 Choices7-9The ten-coin shop
Exactly ten coins to spend: choosing one thing means leaving another behind.
Sheet 6 · Choose and addOpen sheet
⏳ Saving7-9The waiting game
Take it now, or wait a week and get more? A hands-on lesson in patience.
Sheet 7 · Play with a grown-upOpen sheet
🧮 Counting10-12Change back, please
Checkout situations to work out the change and write which coins come back.
Sheet 8 · Work it outOpen sheet
🤝 Earning10-12Trade fair
Nine cards to cut out and a 2–4 player game about value and negotiation.
Sheet 9 · Card gameOpen sheet
🗒️ Planning10-12My money plan
One real goal, how much is missing and how much to save each week to get there.
Sheet 10 · Plan it yourselfOpen sheet
How to use it without turning it into a lesson
Five simple agreements for families.
1
Use real money
Coins in hand explain value better than any drawing.
2
One sheet at a time
Do one activity and let the conversation carry on all week.
3
Agree first
Amounts and jobs decided together prevent arguments later.
4
Let them get it wrong
Spending it all and regretting it is the cheapest lesson there is.
5
Revisit the plan
Stick the money plan on the fridge and review it together.
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