Seriously if I had a dollar
for every time my kids, or even my husband for that matter, asked me for money,
I would be one rich momma! This weekend
we are at Little League Districts and of course we need to wash some gear in
the hotel. My husband decided he would
take on the task. Thank goodness! Right?
Well, my daughter also decided she would tag along with him. Since my husband is a teacher, he decided he
would teach Alyana a little bit about money.
Here are a few questions he asked her:
How many quarters are in a
dollar?
Her response was of course, “I don’t know.” She does now by the way.How many dollars is it to wash clothes?
Her response once he pointed it out on the machine was, “$2.”
How many quarters total to
wash?And again of course her response was, “I don’t know.”
Now keep in mind, Alyana is 5 years old and is going to start kindergarten this year, so this was a big deal for her to understand. Starting small with kids is important. If we throw too much information at them at once, they will not comprehend it all. We have since been bringing this experience up and going over it and over it. Repetition is also huge with kids. This is one of the easiest ways for them to learn.
When we get home, I am going to do a really fun project with her about money. We are going to wash a bunch of coins and sort them out. Then I am going to have her count out how many of each coin and chart it on this chart.
Also, when she is ready to move on in her learning of money we can use this chart
. I found it at Spraklebox.
Teaching children the value of a dollar early in life will hopefully set them on the right path for success. ~ Shelly
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