Money Box

⚙️ Learning Concepts: Financial Literacy, Real-World Mathematics, Personal Responsibility

Bring financial literacy to life in your classroom with a buildable, laser-cut Money Box designed to help students understand the core concepts of Save, Spend, and Give.

Made from natural, high-quality plywood and assembling without glue or chemicals, this kit is safe, durable, and ideal for repeated classroom use.

Students build a functional money box, explore real-world numeracy, and learn how simple financial decisions impact personal goals and outcomes.

📚 Built for Teachers. Aligned to the Curriculum.

Every kit includes an Instruction Booklet and a comprehensive Lesson Plan featuring:

• Curriculum-aligned learning outcomes
• Scaffolded activities and hands-on challenges
• Assessment ideas and extension pathways

🧩 Curriculum Connections.

• VC2S2U05: Observe and describe everyday features, objects, and their purposes.
• VC2S4U05: Measure and compare familiar objects using informal units.
• VC2TDE2D01: Explore different materials and how their properties support simple design ideas.
• VC2TDE2D02: Develop simple design solutions that meet a need or purpose.
• VC2TDE2C01: Follow a basic design process to construct and modify a model.
• VC2TDE2C04: Apply problem-solving skills when selecting materials and assembling components.
• VC2M1N05: Recognise Australian coins and notes and understand simple money concepts.
• VC2M2N06: Explore saving, spending, and giving to meet needs and goals.

Aligned across:

• Mathematics: recognising value, sorting, categorising, real-world numeracy
• Economics & Business: needs vs wants, saving behaviours, personal finance foundations
• Design & Technologies: building functional products, planning, designing, iterative problem-solving
• Critical & Creative Thinking: reasoning, choices, consequences, reflection