Activities & Prompts
👋 A Gentle Starting Point
You don’t need long lessons or complicated activities to teach money skills.
Children learn best through:
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everyday moments
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short conversations
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simple choices
This page offers light prompts and activity ideas to support what your child is learning in the workbook.
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🎯 How to Use This Page
Keep it easy.
You can:
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pick one prompt
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try it once
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move on
There’s no need to do everything.
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📝 About Activities on This Website
The main learning happens in the workbook
Little Choices, Big Money Smarts.
The activities and prompts here are designed to:
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support the worksheet pages
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encourage conversation
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help you practise skills naturally
They are optional, not essential.
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💬 Simple Conversation Prompts
Use these during everyday moments — no prep needed.
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“What would you choose today?”
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“Why do you think that’s important?”
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“What could you do if you didn’t have enough?”
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“Would you rather save or spend? Why?”
A short chat is enough.
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🎲 Everyday Activity Ideas
These ideas fit easily into family life.
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Let your child help make a small choice while shopping
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Talk about a goal your child would like to work towards
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Sort items into “need now” and “want later”
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Use a jar, envelope, or container to represent money choices
No special tools required.
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📘 Linking Back to the Workbook
Each chapter in the workbook includes a worksheet page.
A simple flow might look like this:
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Complete one worksheet
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Use one prompt from this page
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Talk briefly about it
That’s it.
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💛 Keep It Light
If your child isn’t interested today, that’s okay.
You can:
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pause
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revisit later
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try a different moment
Learning doesn’t have to be forced.
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📗 Want More Structure?
If you’re looking for a clear, guided way to teach money skills, the workbook brings everything together.
👉 Explore the workbook: Little Choices, Big Money Smarts
(Available on Lulu and Amazon)
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🌱 A Final Reminder
One activity.
One prompt.
One conversation.
That’s how money confidence grows.
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