Banks & Saving
What banks do and why people use them; bank accounts as safe places for money; that savings in a bank can earn interest; children's savings accounts
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Could your child explain what a bank does and why people put their money there instead of keeping it all at home?
What banks do and why people use them; bank accounts as safe places for money; that savings in a bank can earn interest; children's savings accounts
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- Explain what a bank does in simple terms (keeps money safe, lets you save)
- Describe what interest means (the bank pays you a little extra for keeping money there)
- Name one reason a bank account is safer than keeping all your money at home
“Could your child explain what a bank does and why people put their money there instead of keeping it all at home?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Money & Finance
- Age range
- Ages 7–9