Money Lessons classroom resources
Download free, ready-to-use classroom resources that help children and young people build money skills for life. Money Lessons supports Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) and Citizenship elements of the Department for Education (DfE) National Curriculum. It provides a structured learning journey for pupils from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
Everything you need to bring financial education to life
Our classroom resources are broken down into Key Stages modules. There are 4 modules within each stage. These should ideally be delivered in order, to build on from each other. Each Money Lessons comes with a:
Lesson plan
These will include learning overview and objectives, a summary session, additional opportunities and feedback.
PowerPoint presentation
These will follow along with your Lesson Plan and may include videos.
Activity Handouts
Most modules have physical activities where printed handouts are required.
Working with Widget
Most Activity Handouts come with a SEN alternative. These offer simplified activities. The SEN versions of activity handouts include Widgit symbols to help with understanding.
These symbols help those with communication difficulties of all ages. Including those with:
- autism
- learning difficulties
- speech impairments
- English as an additional language (EAL).
Which Key Stage are you interested in?
Lower Key Stage 2 (years 3 and 4)
Module 1: Ways to pay and earning money
Understanding the different methods available for paying for things and how money is earned.
Module 2: Keeping records and your money safe
The different ways you can keep track of your money, how you can keep it safe and some of the risks associated.
Module 3: Attitudes and emotions
Influences on spending, needs and wants and the different attitudes, emotions and feelings associated.
Module 4: Helping others
Why it's important to help others, and how peoples spending decisions can support this.
Upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6)
Module 1: Managing money
How to keep financial records, budgeting and keeping track of spending, saving and borrowing.
Module 2: Keeping your money safe
The financial risks associated with money, including scams, money mules and the emotions that come with this.
Module 3: Influences & value for money
What influences peoples spending, understanding value for money and being able to make comparisons on price.
Module 4: The role money plays in our lives
How choices about money can affect your life, that earnings are taxed, and how that money is used in the community.
Key Stage 3 (years 7 to 9)
Module 1: Managing money
Budgeting, financial paperwork and understanding credit and debt.
Module 2: Managing risks and emotions
How to protect money and the impacts of being a victim, risk and reward and different types of insurances.
Module 3: Becoming a critical consumer
Understanding advertising, peer and media pressure, calculating and comparing costs against value for money.
Module 4: The role money plays in our lives
Career choices and the role work will play in the future. Finances, taxation and public spending.