Summary
In this Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids song, chasing every new trend or fad can cost a lot of money — it's wiser to buy what you truly value. 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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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after the song to talk through the money idea it teaches.
- Why does trying to keep up with every trend cost so much money?
- How do ads try to make you want the newest thing?
- How do you decide if something is worth buying or just a passing fad?
Quick work-a-long
Money words: trend, fad, advertising, choice, value.
Try it: Describe one trend you skipped or could skip, and what you'd do with the money instead.