Cha-Ching: Please Little Spender, Think
From Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids · 2011
3 min1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
In this Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids song, stopping to think before you buy helps you avoid spending money on things you don't really want. 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 think before you buy?
- What could happen if you spend all your money too fast?
- What questions could you ask yourself before buying something?
Quick work-a-long
Money words: spender, think, choice, cost, benefit.
Try it: Write a 'think first' checklist of three questions to ask before spending your money.