"Saving For A Goal" | Budgeting & Smart Money Choices Packet | Grades 3–6

Budgeting & Smart Money Choices: Saving for a Goal | Grades 3–6

Help your students build real-life money skills with this engaging packet all about saving for a goal! Through relatable stories, interactive activities, and meaningful discussion questions, students will learn how to set savings goals, stay motivated, and make smart choices with their money.

This packet is part of the larger Budgeting & Smart Money Choices Bundle, but it also works perfectly as a stand-alone resource.

✨ What’s Included:

• 5 relatable money stories featuring diverse characters saving for bikes, concerts, gaming consoles, art supplies, and summer camp.
• 5 practice activities such as savings trackers, earnings logs, comparison charts, and goal-tracking jars.
• 15+ discussion questions to spark meaningful conversations about patience, motivation, and real-life decision making.
• Reflection & writing prompts to help students connect money concepts to their own lives.

🎯 Skills Students Will Practice:

• Setting and tracking a savings goal
• Understanding opportunity cost (choosing between options)
• Staying motivated and avoiding spending temptations
• Planning for short- and long-term financial goals

This packet is perfect for:

• Classroom lessons on financial literacy
• Small groups or after-school programs
• Homeschool enrichment
• Social-emotional learning connections (patience, self-control, goal-setting)

👉 This packet is part of the Budgeting & Smart Money Choices Bundle, which covers:
- Needs vs. Wants
- Saving for a Goal
- Unexpected Expenses
- Comparing Costs & Making Smart Choices
- Earning Money & Budgeting Income (this product!)
- Impulse Spending & Peer Pressure

Help your students gain confidence and practical skills they can use now and in the future! Use this as a stand-alone resource or grab the full bundle for a complete money smarts curriculum

Together, the bundle includes 5 categories, 25 stories, 25 activities, and 75+ discussion questions that cover the full range of financial literacy skills for grades 3–6.

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