Free Printable Money Worksheets for Kids, Ages 9 to 12
Three print-and-go pages that turn allowance into real decision practice. Your child splits their money, sets a savings goal and works out the math, then watches a small amount grow. No screens, no prep, nothing collected from your child.
What’s inside
Three worksheets, one real decision
Three Jars
Split $10 across spend, save, and give, then defend the split. The skill is not the split, it is being able to say why.
Your Savings Goal
Turn a want into arithmetic: what it costs, how much a week, and how many weeks it takes to get there.
Watch It Grow
Plot a small amount growing over five years and see the gap that compounding opens. Illustrative, not a promise.
Why it matters
This is decision practice, not a budgeting drill
Money is where a kid gets honest feedback. A savings plan either works or it does not, and the number does not care how anyone felt about it. That is what turns a lesson into a skill. And the research on children and money points one way: what sticks is the ongoing conversation at home, more than any single perfect lesson. More about the DataSavvy Kids approach
The bigger picture
Which enrichment actually builds thinking?
Coding, chess, STEM, a decision class. We compared them honestly on what each one builds for critical thinking in the age of AI, and refused to crown a winner. Read the full comparison to decide what fits your child.
In Vancouver? There is a live, small-group course for ages 9 to 12 at Douglas Park Community Centre. See the course.