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Money Journey Map

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Money Journey Map

Coins and dollar notes flowing in a journey pattern

📖 The Journey of a Coin

Read this story:

Tane earns $5 for helping wash the car. He takes it to the shop to buy ice cream for $3. The shop owner uses that money to pay for more ice cream from the supplier. The supplier uses the money to pay their worker, Sarah. Sarah uses the money to buy petrol for her car. The petrol station owner uses the money to buy more petrol from the company.

1. What happens to the money each time it changes hands?

It disappears

It gets passed on to someone else

It gets bigger

2. Who are the people who EARN money in this story? (Tick all that apply)

Tane

Shop owner

Sarah (the worker)

Petrol station owner

3. Who are the people who SPEND money in this story? (Tick all that apply)

Tane

Shop owner

Sarah (the worker)

Petrol station owner

💭 Think About It

4. How much change does Tane get from buying ice cream?

Tane had $5 and spent $3. His change is $______

5. Why do you think the same money keeps moving from person to person?
6. What would happen if everyone stopped spending money?
7. In the story, who provides a SERVICE (does something for others) and who sells a PRODUCT (something you can touch)?

Services:

Products:

🗺️ Draw Your Money Journey Map

8. In the box below, draw a map showing how Tane's $3 travels from person to person. Use arrows to show the direction and write what each person buys.

Start with: Tane → Shop Owner

9. Label each person in your drawing above with:

• What they RECEIVE (get)

• What they GIVE (pay for)

• Whether they are buying a product or service

🔄 Extended Money Journey

10. Let's continue the story! The petrol company uses Sarah's $3 to pay their delivery driver, Jake. Draw what happens next in the journey:
11. Write three more steps in this money journey:

Step 1: Jake uses the $3 to ________________

Step 2: That person uses the $3 to ________________

Step 3: That person uses the $3 to ________________

12. Could this $3 eventually come back to Tane? Explain how this might happen:

💡 Discussion Questions

13. Why is it important for money to keep moving around in our community?
14. What would happen to the ice cream shop owner if no one spent money there for a whole month?
15. How does spending money help other people in your community? Give two examples:

Example 1:

Example 2:

16. Compare earning money and spending money. How are they connected?

🎨 Create Your Own Money Journey

17. Create your own money journey story! Start with $2 that you spend and trace where it goes for at least 4 steps. Draw AND write about each step:

My Money Journey Story:

I spend $2 on ________________

The shop owner uses it to ________________

Then that person uses it to ________________

Next, that person uses it to ________________

Finally, that person uses it to ________________

18. In your story above, circle or highlight:

• All the people who EARNED money (in red)

• All the people who SPENT money (in blue)

• All the PRODUCTS bought (in green)

• All the SERVICES bought (in yellow)

19. What did you learn about how money moves through our community?

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