IGG INTEREST BADGE Brownie Money Matters Option 1

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Description

Listen to a story about the importance of saving (The Ant and the Grasshopper)


Resources

 Copy of story (see overleaf)
 Copy of saving goal per Brownie
 Copies of Phrases
 White Card
 Coloured Card
 Pencils

Instructions

Aim of Badge To learn how to be responsible with money

This Badge has 5 options of which 5 must be completed

Introduction
A good way to illustrate the importance of saving is to tell the story of
The Ant and the Grasshopper

This story helps to explain why it’s important not to spend all your money but to save some money to be used when you need it. It’s a valuable lesson that illustrates the benefits of hard work, preparation and saving.

Instructions
• In Pow wow tell the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper ( see overleaf)
• Discuss why it is important to save
• Ask each Brownie to set a Savings “Goal” using template (see overleaf)

Another activity Unscramble the phrases
Instructions
 Make eight copies of unscramble the phrases (see overleaf) each copy on a different colour card
 Cut out
 Make up sets of phrases with all eight colours in a set
 Divide the Brownies into groups of three
 Give each group a set of phrases
 Explain that there are eight well known phrases in their set
 Each phrase is on a different colour
 Object of the activity is to see who can complete the phrases
In Pow wow discuss the meaning of each phrase

Acknowledgement/Source Irish Credit Unions
Attachments/Template needed for activity? Yes


Tags

  • IGG
  • interest badge
  • Interest Badge Brownie Money Matters
  • money Story
  • savings

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