Piggy Bank Planning

A great introduction to financial literacy concepts! This enlightening reader explains that you need to make money to spend money. It provides examples on how kids can earn money, like doing choirs or helping neighbors. Once you have money, a decision needs to be made...save it or spend it. Readers will learn about short-term saving goals, long-term saving goals, and setting a budget. They will also discover how to make good decisions and spend money responsibly. This nonfiction social studies reader includes a table of contents, chapter and section headings, interesting sidebars with helpful information, bolded vocabulary, a glossary, and an index. To enhance the reading and learning experience, a Remember It! activity, Your Turn! activity, and Read and Respond questions are included in the back of the book. Teachers can integrate social studies content and language arts instruction with this stimulating reader that is aligned to state and national standards.