Cha-Ching: Just in Case
From Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids · 2011
3 min1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
In this Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids song, it's smart to keep some money saved 'just in case' for surprises and emergencies. A lively three-minute animated music video that makes a financial-literacy idea easy to drop into a morning meeting or a social studies / economics lesson for young learners.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after the song to talk through the money idea it teaches.
- Why does the song say to keep some money 'just in case'?
- What is an example of a surprise cost that could come up?
- How does having emergency savings help a family feel prepared?
Quick work-a-long
Money words: emergency, save, surprise, unexpected, prepared.
Try it: List two 'just in case' situations where having saved money would really help.