Global Money Week

Start a conversation with your child about setting financial goals and deciding how to achieve them. Then have some fun with a paper plant they can “grow” to track their progress.

Do you need it, or do you want it? That’s an important question to ask before buying anything. This activity is designed to teach kids how to prioritize their needs and wants, and how to make informed choices when shopping.

Practise counting and exchanging coins and bank notes with our printable play money.

Practice making financial decisions by buying clothing and accessories for avatar puppets.

Introduce your Grade 2 students to counting money and forming change combinations. Use these four sets of money math activities individually or in the order listed in this lesson.

Grade 4 students will learn about different payment methods and how to decide which to use.

Grade 4 students will learn how to calculate a product’s unit price and total cost and determine if something is a real deal.

Introduce your students to foundational economic concepts using everyday examples.

Balance a monthly budget for a household and learn some financial saving and spending tips along the way.

Make investment decisions based on what’s important to you and see how your spending and earning connects you to the global economy.

Play our game to discover how your economic profile compares with those of other Canadians. Explore population and employment data and spending habits across different regions.

All about inflation: what it is, what it means and how it's measured. Students will learn how the consumer price index is calculated and create their own student price index to measure the prices that matter most to them.