Life Skills & Financial Literacy Activities for Special Education

Help students build essential money management skills with these engaging and hands-on financial literacy activities designed specifically for Special Education classrooms. These activities provide real-world budgeting and money-handling practice, making them perfect for Financial Literacy Month in April or year-round instruction.

🛒 Life Skills: Creating a Budget for Groceries Activity

• Practice budgeting skills by selecting meal cards while staying within a set budget.
• Pre-cut and laminate cards for repeated use.
• Encourages decision-making and money awareness in a fun, interactive way.

💲 Life Skills: Comparing Prices File Folder Activity

• Students compare prices of everyday items to develop budgeting and cost-analysis skills.
• Supports critical thinking and independence in financial decision-making.
• Perfect for hands-on, self-paced learning in Special Education settings.

🧾 Using Money and Counting Dollars Activity

• Reinforces money recognition and counting skills with a real-world shopping scenario.
• Students match dollar amounts to toys of the same price, building confidence in using money.
• Ideal for basic addition and financial literacy development.

🌟 These Special Education-friendly financial literacy activities empower students to make smart money choices while having fun! 💵📚

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