How it works
Grown-ups pay for the big things, like the home, the dinner and the lights.
We can pay for little things from our own jar, like a balloon, a sticker or a pencil. Every family does it a little differently.
Worked examples
Where the coins come from
- Grown-ups go to work and help people.
- They get paid.
- Then they use the coins for the family, with love.
A big thing
- The grown-up pushes the basket and picks the bread and soup.
- Clink, clink, the grown-up pays for the groceries.
- Groceries are a big thing.
A little thing
- Pip sees a balloon and wants one.
- A coin comes out of Pip's own jar, plink!
- A balloon is a little thing, so Pip pays.
Pip's own jar
- The jar has coins saved from helping out and birthdays.
- Little treats can come from the jar.
- Pip says thank you for the big things.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- True or false? Every family pays for things the same way.