Money Basics
The name of the coin that’s worth 10 cents
What is a dime?
More important: buying food or buying video games?
What is buying food?
What a piggy bank is used for
What is saving money?
One job you can do at home to earn money
What is taking out trash, folding clothes, or washing dishes?
The shape of a penny
What is a circle?
The most valuable paper bill: $1, $5, or $10
What is $10?
You have $5. Spend it on candy or save it for a toy you really want?
What is save it for the toy?
Why should you save your money?
What is to buy something later or for emergencies?
True or False: Kids can earn money by helping out
What is True?
The color of most paper money in the U.S.
What is green?
What we call the money we use in the United States
What is the U.S. dollar?
Something you might want but don’t need
What is a toy or candy? (Wants)
A safe place to keep your saved money at home
What is a piggy bank, jar, or envelope?
One job grown-ups do to earn money
What is teacher, firefighter, doctor, etc.?
True or False: All coins are the same size
What is False?
Where money comes from
What is the U.S. Mint (or printing and coin-making factories)?
If you only have $1, should you buy a snack that costs $2?
What is no, you don’t have enough money?
Money that is saved instead of spent
What is savings?
What we call money earned from work
What is income or allowance?
This coin has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on it
What is the penny?
True or False: A penny is worth more than a quarter
What is False?
Choosing not to buy something right away
What is self-control or saving?
What’s something big you might save for over time?
What is a bike, video game, or special toy?
If you earn $2 every time you take out the trash and do it 5 times, how much do you make?
What is $10?
What we call fake money used in games like Monopoly
What is play money?