Grades 1-3
Introduction To Financial Literacy
Introduction To Financial Literacy Grades 1-3. We are proud to be one of Canada's first financial literacy workshops for children: making financial literacy fun!
Learning about money can be fun. Playing economy games in the classroom is our recipe for confident, financially fit kids prepared with the information they need to create their future.
In Grades 1-3, we turn the classroom into a real-world economy. Your kids are given jobs, salaries, have expenses to pay, donate to charity and then go to the shops. It is a Mary Poppins meets Mr. Banks whirlwind of fun.
What students will learn
- Understand the concepts of working, spending and saving
- Build confidence and self-esteem around financial topics
- Learn to identify whether or not they need to purchase something
- Begin their financially awakened journey
- Build a foundation of timeless and lifelong skills
- Feel empowered to create their own success story
- Have the skillset to direct their own future and ask questions
- Begin to see marketing traps
- Start to imagine a career path that would be fun for them
Course Content
This workshop is designed to help children connect money habits with real-world decisions, self-awareness, and future planning.
- Understand the concepts of working, spending and saving
- Build confidence and self-esteem around financial topics
- Learn to identify whether or not they need to purchase something
- Begin their financially awakened journey
- Build a foundation of timeless and lifelong skills
- Feel empowered to create their own success story
- Have the skillset to direct their own future and ask questions
- Begin to see marketing traps
- Start to imagine a career path that would be fun for them
Course Objectives
By the end of the workshop, students should be able to think more clearly about money, spending, saving, and the future they want to build.
- Identify money and currencies: bills, coins, other countries' money
- Discuss how people earn money: different salaries for different jobs
- Differentiating between needs vs wants
- Setting future goals
- Explain the importance of saving
- Introduce the concepts of expenses, taxes and charitable giving
- Discuss the power of the desire to shop: instant vs delayed gratification
Frequently Asked Questions
What age group is the Grades 1-3 classroom visit for?
This workshop is designed for younger students in Grades 1-3, with activities and language tailored to early learners.
What makes this workshop different?
It turns the classroom into a real-world economy so children learn through play, jobs, salaries, and shopping decisions.
Does the workshop cover saving and spending?
Yes. Students learn the basics of working, spending, saving, needs versus wants, and making thoughtful money choices.
Will students learn about jobs and income?
Yes. We introduce the idea that different jobs pay different salaries and that money is earned through work.
What makes this workshop fun for younger students?
The classroom becomes a real-world economy where children learn through play, jobs, salaries, charity, and shopping decisions.
Course Description
Financial literacy classroom visit
$975
Our financial literacy workshops are not just another class for kids. They are programs designed to empower your child with the skills required to understand the way money works and how it relates to future stability and happiness. A foundation of financial literacy taught in childhood is priceless and a valuable lifelong investment. In our whole scope of enrichment, financial competency is the one thing that we can offer our children that is not common and yet is integral to their success.
