Activities
Class Party!
Students plan a class party on a budget taking a few limitations into consideration. Students analyze, compare and evaluate different plans to vote on one.
Costly Choices
Students explore the short-term and long-term effects of tobacco use on both physical health and finances over time.
Digital Deal or No Deal Detective *New!
Students apply mindful digital shopping criteria to make purchasing decisions based on digital platforms. Students analyze, compare, and justify informed purchasing decisions based on various factors.
Eating Habits and Food Choices
Students use simple comparison shopping techniques to make purchasing decisions about food choices. The focus is on justifying their choices financially.
Need It! Want It!
Students explore the difference between needs and wants by creating their own concept map using a hierarchy of needs as a reference. Focus will be on using real life examples.
Power of the Ad
Students explore how advertising techniques can influence their buying decisions related to food and everyday items. Guidelines for viewing and evaluating advertisements are created.
Snack Time!
Students create a list of a week’s worth of snacks from local grocery stores or markets while staying within a specific budget.
The Borrowing Dilemma *New!
Students explore situations of spending involving credit and debt and determine how to make responsible financial decisions in different contexts.
To Save or Spend?
Students analyze a scenario where they have won a cash prize for a poster design contest. They must decide how to use their winnings by considering different variables.
Activations
Activations are short, add-on activities that can be used at the end of a Wallet Wellness Activity to apply learnings from the lesson in an interactive way.
Line It Up - Money Adventure *New!
Students explore how to track and balance money as it is earned and spent. They will use a number line game to represent income and expenses, helping them understand that if you spend more money than you earn, you can run out of money or go into debt.
Track Your Day *New!
Students learn to connect everyday activities with monetary value to explore the experience of earning and spending in daily life. They will track their actions, calculate totals, and reflect on how behaviours can influence financial outcomes and decision-making.
