Teaching · Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy Posters + Money Word Wall
Turn your classroom walls into a year-round money reference. This pack gives you eight illustrated anchor-chart posters for the core money ideas — saving, budgeting, income and expenses, banking, debit vs. credit, smart shopping, earning, and savings goals — plus a 44-card illustrated Money Word Wall with kid-friendly definitions. Print, hang, and refer back to them all year. Grades 1–6.
How It Works
A ready-made money word wall in three steps
Set it up once and it works all year as a visual reference during math, reading, and life-skills lessons.
Print & hang the posters
Print the eight anchor charts on card stock and hang them where students can see them. Laminate to reuse year after year.
Build the word wall
Cut the 44 illustrated vocabulary cards apart and add each word to your wall as it comes up in a lesson.
Refer back & discuss
Use the question at the bottom of each poster as a warm-up, and the word wall for quick vocabulary review.
What’s Inside
Eight posters and a 44-card word wall
- Save, Spend, Give — giving every dollar a job
- What Is a Budget? — a plan for your money
- Income vs. Expenses — money in vs. money out
- What Is a Bank? — deposits, withdrawals, and interest
- Debit or Credit? — pay now vs. pay later
- Be a Smart Shopper — compare, plan, and wait
- Ways to Earn Money — work, sell, and start small
- Set a Savings Goal — little by little, savings grow
- 44-card illustrated Money Word Wall with kid-friendly definitions
- Two-page teacher guide — how to use, differentiation, prep notes
- Standalone word-wall file to print the cards on their own
- Low-ink black-and-white version of every page
Get It
Try the free sample, or get the full pack
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Free sample — 2 posters + 8 word-wall cards
Try it today: two full anchor-chart posters (Save/Spend/Give and Be a Smart Shopper) plus eight word-wall cards and a quick-start guide. Create a free Money Instructor account to download — already a member? Just log in.
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The complete pack
All eight illustrated posters, the full 44-card Money Word Wall, and the teacher guide — plus a low-ink black-and-white version and a standalone word-wall file. Free and logged-out visitors are prompted to create an account or upgrade.
Who It’s For
One pack, a whole money unit on the wall
Elementary teachers
Instant anchor charts and a vocabulary wall for a grades 1–6 money unit.
Homeschool families
Post the posters at home and introduce one money word at a time.
Special education
Clear visuals and plain-language definitions support every learner.
Bulletin boards
Bright, readable-from-across-the-room posters for a financial-literacy display.
Pair It Up
Great with hands-on money activities
These posters make a perfect backdrop for a money center. Pair them with Money Instructor’s Needs vs. Wants Sorting Cards or the free interactive money lessons for a complete unit — the posters give students the vocabulary, and the activities put it to work.
Try the free interactive lessons →
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Put a money word wall up this week
Try the free sample, or get the full pack with eight illustrated posters and a 44-card Money Word Wall.