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Grade K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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Activity

Savings Match Game

Time: 10 mins,
Updated: August 14 2023,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explain the key terms associated with saving money.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Saving

In this personal finance activity, students match terms about saving with their definitions.

Resources

Procedure

This is an individual activity where students will match key terms associated with saving with their definitions. To complete this activity, students need to follow the directions below:

  1. Go to the Quizizz Savings Match Game Activity, the NearPod Savings Match Game Activity, or the ReadyAssessments Activity for the Savings Match Game.
  2. Match the terms with their definitions.
Subjects:
Economics,Personal Finance,Social Studies

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