Personal Financial Literacy Unit with Wants vs Needs, Producers and Consumers

Are you teaching your students how to budget, save, spend wisely, and understand economic concepts? This comprehensive Financial Literacy & Economics Unit is the perfect resource to introduce real-world money skills in a way that’s meaningful and accessible for elementary learners!

Whether you're covering social studies standards, math applications, or personal responsibility, this unit makes teaching financial literacy fun, engaging, and relevant.

🧠 Students Will Learn About:

• Budgeting & managing money
• Saving vs. spending
• Producers & consumers
• Wants vs. needs
• Deposits & withdrawals
• Goods & services
• Income, supply, and demand

📦 What’s Included:

✅ 20 Full-Color Posters

Perfect for instruction or display! Each poster covers key terms like budget, allowance, savings, income, deposit, charity, producers, goods, and more.

✅ Vocabulary Cards (20 Matching Cards)

Great for pocket charts, centers, matching games, or whole group review using the same terms from the posters.

✅ 5 Vocabulary Printables

Interactive activities to help students apply and retain new economic vocabulary.

✅ “I Spy” Vocabulary Game

Includes 20 themed cards and a recording sheet—great for centers or early finishers!

✅ Printable Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards

Perfect for simulations, classroom stores, or budgeting activities.

✅ Create-a-Budget Activity

Hands-on budgeting task for students to plan spending within a set income.

✅ Word Problems

• Saving and Spending
• Deposits and Withdrawals

✅ Pocket Books

• Producers and Consumers
• Wants and Needs

✅ Wallet Craftivity

A creative way to review key vocabulary and tie learning together!

✅ Answer Keys Included

🎯 Why Teachers Love It:

✔️ Real-world applications with age-appropriate language

✔️ Supports cross-curricular learning (math + social studies)

✔️ Highly engaging, hands-on activities

✔️ Clear vocabulary instruction & review

✔️ Makes abstract financial concepts concrete and fun!

Perfect for:

• Social Studies or Math Integration
• Financial Literacy Month
• Small Group & Independent Centers
• Homeschool Enrichment
• Real-life skill development in the classroom

Empower your students with the knowledge to make smart money decisions—start building their financial literacy today! 💵