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Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges

Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges

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The best way to teach kids financial literacy is in the context of their everyday lives. Here’s this month’s teachable moment: The season for gift buying and giving is behind us and we’ve headed into the season of returns and exchanges. Admittedly, not as exciting as shopping for great deals on presents, the mundane tasks that are required in order to effectively manage money need to be addressed for a solid financial foundation to be built. Enter receipt management. The…

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Kids and New Year’s Resolutions

Kids and New Year’s Resolutions

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Ah, New Year’s Resolutions. Most of us make them. But sticking to them… Here’s an idea. Get the kids involved. They love to know what’s going on in your life. They’re snoopy that way. Actually, they’re just curious about how adults work. So let’s use this opportunity to teach them about New Year’s Resolutions…which is simply a fancy beginning-of-the-year way to say ‘goals’. It’s usually not too difficult for adults to come up with goals. Most of them have been…

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Fun and Simple Math Activities that Build Strong Number Sense in our Kids

Fun and Simple Math Activities that Build Strong Number Sense in our Kids

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Kids who have strong number sense understand what numbers are, how they relate to each other, and the affects that different operations have on them.  These kids can easily compose and decompose numbers and are able to make reasonable estimates making computation much easier.  In other words, kids with strong number sense are comfortable with numbers. And when kids are comfortable with numbers, math becomes much easier.  The good news is, helping our children develop a strong sense of numbers…

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5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

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Turns out, we can actually teach in a way that’s compatible with our brain.   And when we do, interest level increases, retention improves, and confidence builds all leading to more complex learning.  That’s the conclusion of decades of research about how our brain works. The good news is, brain-compatible teaching is not that difficult to do.  It all begins with designing an effective learning environment.  Here are 5 easy steps you can take to create an environment conducive to…

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