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Karyn Hodgens
Kids Personal Finance Educator
Elementary Math Specialist
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Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry
Cookies in math class? Absolutely! This fun and engaging hands-on activity will get your students excited about doing math. Students will be designing their perfect cookie within the limits of a budget. They will be filling out order forms for … Continue reading
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Adding Coins: How Much is Today Worth?
Here’s a great way to give students practice adding coins. Use the date as their target number and then have them come up with all the different combinations using pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. To turn this into a problem-solving … Continue reading
Of Slugs and Budgets – Teaching Money Management to Kids
When my oldest son, Nathan, was four years old, I caught him crying silently in bed one night. I had gone back into his room to tuck him in as he liked to spend a few minutes “reading” to himself … Continue reading
Teaching Kids Persistence
What is one of the most common traits of successful people? According to a 2007 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, it’s the ability to persist at challenging tasks. And it makes sense. Those who don’t allow … Continue reading
Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges
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 … Continue reading