Grounded Works Junior
Age-appropriate money, career, and life-skills exposure for elementary students.
OverviewGrounded Works Junior introduces younger students to money, choices, careers, and responsibility through stories, conversation, and hands-on activities. The goal is not to rush children into adult decisions, but to help them begin noticing how everyday choices connect to what they value, what they want, and what they can build over time.
For children grades 3–5, ages 8–11
Learning Topics
Needs, Wants, & Choices
Recognizing the difference between what we need, what we want, and how our choices affect what we can do with money.
Saving With a Purpose
Understanding that saving is connected to goals and learning how small choices can add up over time.
Careers, Earning, & Value
Making the early connection between work, skills, helping others, and how people earn money.
Spending & Decision-Making
Practicing how to slow down, think through a choice, and decide what makes sense before spending.
My Money Move
Choosing one simple money habit or decision participants can begin practicing after the session.
Giving & Helping Others
Exploring the different ways money and other resources can be used to support people and causes we care about.
Participants Leave With
A stronger foundation for talking about money, simple tools for making thoughtful choices, and one age-appropriate money move they can practice at home or in their program.
Available Formats
Featured Experience
Money is a Gift Story Lab
60-90 minutes
A story-centered, interactive experience combining reading, discussion, movement, and hands-on activities to introduce younger students to everyday money choices.
GW Junior Partnership
Multi-Session
A customized multi-session program designed around the organization’s goals, participant needs, schedule, and desired outcomes.
Money is a Gift 2-Part Experience
2 Sessions
A two-part experience that gives students more time to explore money choices, saving, earning, and goals through storytelling, activities, and continued practice between sessions.