Free lessons
Money lessons to share with your child
Ten real lessons from the Squids-In app, free to read here. Each takes about ten minutes and ends with a short quiz. Read one together, or pass it over and talk about it afterwards.
Written for children aged 10 and up. Teachers are welcome to use them in class or set them as homework. No sign-up needed.
- 1
Why Money Matters→
What money actually is, why people invented it, and the three jobs it does.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 2
Needs vs Wants: The First Money Skill→
How to tell a need from a want, and a 10-second test to use before you buy.
About 9 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 3
What is Saving?→
What saving is, what it's for, and the habit of paying yourself first.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 4
Interest: Getting Paid to Save→
Why banks pay you to keep money with them, and how interest works.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 5
Compound Interest: The Magic of Money Growing→
Earning interest on your interest, and why it snowballs over time.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 6
What is Investing?→
What investing means, what you can invest in, and why it comes with risk.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 7
Saving vs Investing: What's the Difference?→
Which money belongs in savings, which can be invested, and the 5-year rule.
About 9 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 8
What is a Junior ISA?→
How a Junior ISA works, who can pay in, and what happens at 18.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 9
What is a Stock?→
What a share is, why its price moves, and what owning one means.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
- 10
Index Funds: Owning the Whole Market→
How one fund can own a whole market, and why it's often the simple choice.
About 8 minutes · 10-question quiz
These come from a course of more than 100 lessons in the app, which children work through in order. See how Squids-In works →