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Life Skills·Money & Finance·conceptual

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

Suggested ages 7–9

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Evidence of understanding

  • 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

Assessment prompt

Could Banks & Saving explain what a bank does and why people put their money there instead of keeping it all at home?

Standards alignment

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