Money saving task cards for VCE Pathways Numeracy and Life Skills
Resource Description
Saving money is an important skill within financial literacy, and this new set of 60 money management task cards is perfect for building independent living skills for vocational numeracy, life skills and transition students in high school.
Household and independent community based skills are an important area of teaching and learning for life skills and transition students as they move towards adult independence, with topics including laundry, shopping, budgeting, cooking and independent travel skills. What is sometimes overlooked is the link between household and community skills and how to save money.
This set of 60 practical money skills task cards give vocational numeracy, life skills and transition learners a huge range of activities and ideas to help them understand how household and community tasks relate to saving money and budgeting. Many of the activities are also great ways to encourage sustainable living, with ideas including using a cold water wash for clothes in the washing machine, walking to school instead of driving, planning a local activity instead of travelling a long distance and buying food items in bulk instead of last minute shopping.
What's inside?
60 colour task cards with images, an easy reading prompt and 2 suggested activities to complete
What to do
•Choose a task card to share with an individual or small group of students
•Use the card as a prompt – you can begin a conversation, talk about household and money management skills or discuss how sustainable living strategies also help save money
•Complete the activities on the card or use them as a springboard to further individualized learning
•Share the skills and knowledge achieved with the card with another student to encourage communication and collaboration
•Add some functional literacy and money skills scenario learning to extend the learning
Extend the learning:
Plan and participate in shopping experiences with students as part of a community based learning program. You can visit supermarkets, shopping centres and markets, as well as smaller fruit and vegetable suppliers, green grocers and local food producers as part of a wider program of learning about shopping for produce and household supplies.