MORE THAN MONEY
Youth learn how to earn, spend, and save money and explore the steps involved in creating, building, and running a business.
Program Details
This program empowers youth to build real‑life money skills by learning how to earn, budget, and save. Learners play interactive games, brainstorm business ideas that match their personal interests, and design simple start‑up plans. They also dive into the world of global trade, discovering how countries exchange goods and how those connections help businesses succeed.
“One of my favourite parts of the program is the Business Board Game. The students track their money inflows and outflows using a Money Tracking Journal, and things get competitive fast. It’s fun, energetic, and where some of the best learning happens.” – Grade 4 teacher
About More than Money
- Program length: 3-Hour volunteer-led session or 2-6 hours of teacher-led resources
- Program format: In-class or online.
- Supports curriculum: Math, language, social studies
- Provided Resources: Classroom presentation, interactive digital resources, and a physical kit or resources for activities/games*
*physical kit for in-class/in-person programs
What will youth do and learn?
- Identify the role of money in everyday life
- Explain the benefits of using a savings account
- Define terms like business, goods and service, and identify how businesses they would like to start to align with their personal interests and skills
- Appreciate their own roles as entrepreneurs in affecting their community and the world
- Identify the basic steps for building a small business
- Explain decision making and the traits of a trustworthy borrower
Connect With JA PEI
Program availability varies by location. Please reach out to your JA PEI office to confirm specific program options in your community and to register to participate in the program (as an educator or volunteer).
Independent Learning
Access this program as a self‑directed learning option on JA Campus. Plus, discover even more free online programs that help youth build skills in money management, career exploration, and entrepreneurship.