📚 Content Summary 📚

Welcome to 'Financial Literacy: A Kids' Guide to Money Smarts!' - an interactive course designed to introduce children to the exciting world of financial literacy! This course aims to make learning about money fun and accessible, laying the foundation for smart financial habits from an early age.


📚 What topics will you cover?

 1. Understanding Money: Learning about different types of British currency (both coins and notes) and their value 

2. Saving and Spending: The importance of saving money and making informed spending decisions by identifying needs versus wants 

3. Budgeting: Simple strategies for managing money and setting goals

4. Value and Pricing: Understanding how prices work and making choices based on value 

5. Banking: Learning how banks work (deposits and withdrawals) and the difference between debit and credit cards


🏫 How Is Your Class Structured?

Each class will be divided into segments as outlined below: 

Warm up: 

⭐ Introduction to the lesson topic 
⭐ An ice-breaker activity related to the day's lesson

Lesson focus: 

⭐ A short lecture/PowerPoint or story using visual aids (pictures and videos) explicitly teaching the main concept of the lesson
⭐Low-stake assessments in the form of questioning will be used to support retainment of information 

Interactive games or activity: 

⭐ Hands-on game or activity will reinforce taught concepts

Task: 

⭐ A worksheet or exercise where children apply the concepts learned

Mini-plenary: 

⭐ Common misconceptions will be addressed 

Homework: 

⭐Learners will be signposted to their weekly homework assignment as well as related resources and materials that can be found on the Outschool Classroom


👩🏻‍🏫How Will You Teach?

This is a self-paced class which means that there are NO live lessons. Instead, learners will have access to pre-recorded lessons and all supplementary materials, including activities, games, worksheets and links to relevant videos. 


🍎 What’s Your Teaching Style?

My teaching style is all about making learning engaging, interactive, and fun. First and foremost, I focus on being enthusiastic and approachable. I know that young children are naturally curious and full of energy, so I bring a lot of excitement and energy to each lesson. 

I use visual and interactive methods to keep the lessons interesting. Since children learn best through play and hands-on activities, I incorporate lots of visuals like colourful slides, charts and pictures. I also use interactive games and activities that allow learners to practice what they have learned in a fun and low pressure way. For example, we might use play money to make purchases or create simple budgets. Multimedia resources are also key components of my teaching style. I use short video clips to illustrate concepts; this not only helps to hold the attention of young learners but helps to clearly illustrate abstract ideas. These videos are always short and engaging and appropriately pitched to match their age range.

 My teaching style also includes storytelling. I often use stories or relatable scenarios to introduce financial concepts as stories help to contextualise abstract ideas and make them easier to understand. 

I understand that grasping financial concepts can be challenging for very young children, so I provide plenty of encouragement and positive reinforcement. I make sure to explain things in simple, clear terms that are age appropriate. 


🧑‍💻 Interaction is at the heart of 'Financial Literacy: A Kids' Guide to Money Smarts'. Learners will have plenty of opportunities to engage with the teacher by submitting work via the Outschool classroom and receiving tailored feedback directly from the teacher.

🚨Please note: this course follows the UK Primary National Curriculum and teaches learners about British currency (£). To find a breakdown of what this unit entails, please read the course syllabus.