How does money affect my feelings?

Money themes:

  • Borrowing & debt
  • Money & wellbeing

This topic explores how our financial circumstances can affect our emotional wellbeing, and introduces pupils to the concept of debt and its potential impact. View all the resources below. You can download the printouts and presentation in one go using this button.

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Illustration featuring three smiling characters
Curriculum links:
Personal development & mutual understanding | Language & literacy

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Interactive activity for How does money affect affect my feelings?
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  • Money and mood

  • Pupils are asked to choose emojis to represent how the characters feel about their money decisions.
Lesson plan for How does money affect my feelings?
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  • How does money affect my feelings?

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Activity sheet for How does money affect my feelings?
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  • How does money affect my feelings?

  • This activity sheet presents two different case studies about young people affected by debt and low income.
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