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Where the Money Goes

From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1995

Where the Money Goes
3 min3rd4th5th6thMathSocial Studies
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Summary

A family song about the everyday costs of running a household - rent, food, bills - and where a paycheck actually goes.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A family song about the everyday costs of running a household - rent, food, bills - and where a paycheck actually goes..

  1. What are some things a family has to pay for?
  2. Why doesn't all of a paycheck turn into spending money?
  3. What's the difference between something you need and something you want?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: expense, bill, paycheck.

Try it: List three things your household needs to pay for every month.