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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