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Choosing how to spend money is tricky when you have a limited amount to spend. Children will be given a budget to help choose a gift for Bunny to give Ed. The activity helps to reinforce lessons learnt in the book, showing that they will need to plan ahead and help them begin to understand that they may not always have the budget for something they really want.

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available as an eBook in the related resources section.

In this activity, children will be given a budget to help choose a gift for Bunny to give Ed. The activity helps to reinforce lessons learnt in the book, showing that they will need to plan ahead and help them begin to understand that they may not always have the budget for something they really want.

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Help Bunny buy a gift

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about about money. 

This storybook is available online as an eBook and also to order. It covers themes such as earning money, saving and spending.

*Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money is published by Scholastic (2021) – text and illustration © Matt Carr.*


Storybook

Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about money. 

This storybook is available online as an eBook and also to order. It covers themes such as using money, keeping track of money and needs and wants.

*Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money is published by Scholastic (2021) – text and illustration © Matt Carr.*

Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available as an eBook in the Related Resources section.

This activity will offer children the opportunity to discuss where money comes from and help them begin to understand that money is a limited resource they will learn to manage. The activity asks pupils to help Ed and Bunny plan a day out using the money they have saved up, working out how much the trip will cost and what they could do on their budget.

A day out with Ed and Bunny

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available as an eBook in the related resources section.

In this activity, children will be given a budget to choose a gift, either in real life or in a play scenario. The activity helps to reinforce lessons learnt in the book, showing that they will need to plan ahead and help them begin to understand that they may not always have the budget for something they really want.

Help Bunny buy a gift

Introduction

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