Money Management & Budgeting (Before & After Care Series) | Kids Financial Literacy Worksheets

Core Skills: Coin & Bill Value Recognition, Counting Money, Save/Spend/Give Budgeting, Needs vs. Wants Identification, Allowance Tracking, Goal Setting, and DIY Crafting

Teach young learners the foundations of smart spending and saving with Money Management & Budgeting by Everyday Play N Learn! Part of the Learn & Grow: Before & After Care Series, this 20-page printable financial literacy workbook empowers 1st and 2nd graders to make confident, responsible choices with their money.

Children become "Super Savers" as they explore United States coins and bills, practice counting money, and learn the essential difference between needs and wants. Packed with hands-on math activities—including a $1.25 toy store purchasing sheet, a canteen budgeting challenge, a weekly allowance tracker, a DIY piggy bank craft, and a "Smart Money" decision maze—this unit builds lifelong money habits!

Ideal for Grades 1–2 math and social studies units, youth financial literacy programs, after-school care enrichment, or fun home money practice.

🌟 What's Inside:

• 🪙 Color the Coins & Coin Values – Identification and line-matching worksheets for pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills.

• 🫙 "Count the Money" Jar Challenge – Addition worksheets calculating total cash amounts inside money jars.

• ⚖️ "What Would You Do?" (Save, Spend, Give) – Decision-making scenarios color-coded into Save, Spend, or Give categories.

• 🧸 "Save and Spend" Toy Store Math – Purchasing worksheets adding coin combinations to buy toys.

• 🍎 "Needs vs. Wants" & Grocery Story Reading – Check-and-cross item identification sheets paired with Our Grocery Day reading story to underline needs and wants.

• 🍱 $10 Canteen Budget Challenge – Menu-based meal selection worksheet balancing purchases with a minimum $3 savings goal.

• 📊 Allowance Tracker & Spending Log – Weekly budget allocation charts dividing money into Save, Spend, and Give categories, plus a itemized cost tracker.

• 🐷 DIY Piggy Bank Craft & Dream Jar Savings Challenge – Step-by-step instructions to upcycle a container into a savings jar, complete with a goal-setting tracking chart.

• 🧩 "Smart Money" Decision Maze & Inclusion Adaptations – Maze navigating through smart financial choices, plus educator recommendations for visual, motor, and sensory adaptations.

📦 Product Details:

• Format: Digital Download (PDF)

• Length: 20 Pages

• Includes: Coin/bill identification guides, money counting jars, needs vs. wants stories, canteen budgeting sheets, weekly allowance logs, DIY piggy bank craft guides, financial goal trackers, and decision mazes.

• Recommended Grade: 1st Grade to 2nd Grade (Ages 7–8)

• Publisher: Everyday Play N Learn CDC Inc.