What is Kids Get Money?
- Kids Get Money is an online program designed to teach kids from Year 3 to Year 10, financial literacy skills in a fun and engaging way.
- Like Mathematics and English, incorporating Kids Get Money into your classrooms from Year 3 to Year 10, builds up students capability through year on year scaffolding of concepts and skills. This means that your students will leave school with essential financial life skills that empower them to get, grow and manage money with confidence.
How is Kids Get Money different from Pocket Money Apps with a Debit Card Attached?
- You wouldn’t trust a tech giant to teach your kids about privacy.
- Don’t trust a financial services company to teach them about money. We are not a bank. We’re financial literacy educators.
- We don’t sell financial products. We’re not trying to recruit you and more importantly your child to open a bank account with us.
- All we do is teach kids about money. (And we’re awesome at it!)
How is Kids Get Money different from Mathletics or Reading Eggs?
- Many other types of software provide teachers and parents with fantastic resources that can be used as add on’s at home or at school to consolidate learning. BUT you still have to work out which resources, when to use them, how to use them and how they can truly add value to achievement of curriculum outcomes.
- Kids Get Money is unique. We provide everything you and your students need for each lesson. Students get gamified real learning and learning activities online - not just consolidation activities and games. Teachers and Home Educators get the full detailed lesson plans. There is minimal preparation for each lesson and zero mental load. You don’t have to figure out how the lesson will flow, what resources to include, what learning experiences to do or how to assess what students have learned. It’s all done for you.
- Our portal takes the pain out of curriculum mapping, tracking lesson completion and assessment results and you can even do the student lessons yourself if you would like to! (When it comes to the Year 10 lessons, there’s a lot in there that many of us never learned at school..)
How does it work?
- Kids Get Money provides teachers with all the resources they need for one lesson a week (we have provided 24 lessons in total to cater for start and end of term and other disruptions to weekly lessons such as camps).
- Each lesson comes with a full lesson plan for teachers including all learning consolidation activities - that means minimal prep time and no mental load. That means one lesson a week where you can breathe easy.
- Kids Get Money is an ideal lesson for relief and out of field teachers too.
- Every lesson is designed for students to enter the classroom, log on and complete their online learning - there's an activity provided for each lesson to provide extension for faster learners. In primary years, once the online learning is completed teachers will then bring students together to undertake learning experiences as a class to consolidate their online learning. For secondary years each online learning module is accompanied by an activity and optional classroom learning experiences.
Is Kids Get Money aligned with the curriculum?
- Yes. Kids Get Money is aligned with the National Curriculum across a number of Core, Cross and General Curriculum Capabilities. Subjects include Mathematics, English, Humanities (Economics and Business), The Arts, Personal and Social Capability, Digital Literacy, Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking and Sustainability.
Are there Assessments?
- Yes. Our main focus is summative assessments that students complete in the Student Portal with their score being made available to you in the Educator Portal. You will also have a copy of the Assessment Questions in each Lesson 8, Lesson Plan.
- Some modules will have pre-tests available for you to use in the Teacher Resources.
Can Kids Get Money be done in one Block instead of one lesson a week?
- Absolutely. You have complete control over when and how your students use Kids Get Money. Scheduling to complete Kids Get Money at the end of each Term is a great way to consolidate curriculum learning from the Term and provides a fun, engaging way to complete the Term.
Can Kids Get Money be used in a School Holiday Care / Out of School Hours Setting?
- Absolutely. Kids Get Money is ideal for this purpose. With all student online learning and teacher lesson plans covered, offering Kids Get Money as an add-on ‘incursion’ during school holidays or to be completed once a week during the Term at Out of School Hours centres is a great way for students to get this valuable life learning.
Can Kids Get Money be used for Home School?
- Absolutely. Kids Get Money is ideal for this purpose. With all student online learning and teacher lesson plans covered, offering Kids Get Money as part of your Home School program is a fantastic way to cover a broad range of curriculum codes and know that your students are getting the valuable, real life education we all want for our children.
Is Kids Get Money Accessible for Students with Disabilities?
- We strive to make our software as accessible and as usable as possible. If there is something you notice that you would like to provide feedback on please get in touch to let us know via email to support@kidsget.money
- Schools / Home School Educators have the option of purchasing Caption Connect as an add on for use in the classroom to maximise the Accessibility of group conversation and learning experiences. Caption Connect provides live captioning and students can utilise a link to have live captioning on their own device to translate into their native language. If you'd like to learn more about this please get in touch with us via email at support@kidsget.money.
How much does Kids Get Money Cost for Schools, School Holiday Care and Out of School Hours Settings?
- Kids Get Money for Schools, School Holiday Care and Out of School Hours Settings costs $35 inc. GST per student, per annum for Year 3-6 and $55 inc. GST per student, per annum for Years 7-10.
- If your organisation decides to purchase Kids Get Money for more than one year level - or provides a letter of intent for Year Levels that are not yet available - a 10% discount will be applied.
- If your school is categorised as a low socioeconomic school (low-SES) with an ICSEA score <1,000 OR your school is being sponsored in part or full by a Not for Profit organisation, Kids Get Money will be provided at a 50% discount (only one discount type will be applied).
- The per student per annum subscription includes all student and teacher resources and support for the year of purchase.
How can Teachers, Schools, Holiday Care or Out of School Hours purchase Kids Get Money?
- Teachers, Schools, Holiday Care and Out of School Hours organisations should get in touch with Kids Get Money here contact form for schools to a short call so we can confirm the purchase details, including any relevant discounts. We will then issue an invoice to your organisation and once paid, your accounts will be set up ready for you to invite students.
Can we find or nominate a sponsor to pay for some or all of our School Subscription to Kids Get Money?
- Yes. Kids Get Money encourages schools to consider approaching their parent teacher association or other connected / supportive local businesses to discuss sponsorship opportunities. If you’d like us to send you a ‘sponsorship options pack’ to you or an identified sponsor and/or arrange a call please send us an email to hello@kidsget.money. Sponsors will receive brand placement opportunities such as on our website, social media and communications making their sponsorship tax deductible.
- We can arrange to invoice your sponsor directly for all or some of the subscription amount.
Is Kids Get Money a Not for Profit with DGR status?
- No. Kids Get Money is a For Purpose For Profit company. If you or someone you know would like to make a donation to help Kids Get Money with our work in reducing the numbers of people living in financial distress and poverty, please contact us at hello@kidsget.money and we can advise you how you can make that donation through a partner organisation that has DGR status.
How do students get access?
- Once you have received access to the Kids Get Money Educator Portal, simply add your students using our easy process and they will receive an invitation to sign-up in their email inbox. For schools, this should be their school email address.
- The email address must be unique. If your student has used Kids Get Money at another school please contact us by email at support@kidsget.money so we can move your student to your school and class.
- A CSV file can also be provided to Kids Get Money to make this process easier and faster.
- Once your student has set up their account they will be granted access to the Kids Get Money Student Portal containing all of their lessons and activities.
If my child’s school has purchased Kids Get Money for their school year do I get a discount on the Home Subscription?
- We have priced Kids Get Money to be accessible for as many people as possible so we will not be offering a discount in this circumstance. Every Home Subscription purchased will unlock a FREE Kids Get Money Subscription of the same level (Primary or Secondary) for a family who cannot afford to pay for a subscription.
If I, or someone I know would love to have Kids Get Money for a child in our care but genuinely cannot afford it - how can we apply to get a FREE Subscription?
- Every Home Subscription purchased unlocks a FREE Kids Get Money Subscription of the same level (Primary or Secondary) for a student who cannot afford to pay for a subscription. If you would like to apply for a FREE subscription please send an email to hello@kidsget.money with the SUBJECT ‘FREE SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION’ and providing us with your name and contact telephone number and we will get in touch to confirm your eligibility within 72 hours.
- All FREE Subscriptions unlocked by the purchase of a Home Subscription are registered by date and time and allocated to families in order. We will let you know by email when your donated subscription(s) have been allocated.
- All FREE Subscriptions unlocked by the purchase of a Home Subscription are accounted for separately to ensure transparency of the generosity of our customers in supporting other children to become financially literate.
Do I need to buy a subscription for each student/child?
- Yes. Each student will require their own account so you can track their progress through the lessons and assessments.
What Year Levels Can I Buy?
- Year 6 and Year 10 Subscriptions will be available from November 2023. Other Year Levels will progressively become available.
What Devices Does Kids Get Money Work On?
- Using Kids Get Money on a Tablet or a Computer will provide the best learning experience for Students due to the interactive nature of the activities. It can also be used on a mobile phone if desired. Always ensure you are using a commonly used browser such as Chrome, Edge or Safari and that your browser is updated to the latest version.
What is Kids Get Money?
- Kids Get Money is an online program designed to teach kids from Year 3 to Year 10, financial literacy skills in a fun and engaging way.
- Like Mathematics and English, incorporating Kids Get Money into kids learning from Year 3 to Year 10, builds up students capability through year on year scaffolding of concepts and skills. This means that your kids will leave school with essential financial life skills that empower them to get, grow and manage money with confidence.
How is Kids Get Money different from Pocket Money Apps with a Debit Card Attached?
- You wouldn’t trust a tech giant to teach your kids about privacy.
- Don’t trust a financial services company to teach them about money. We are not a bank. We’re financial literacy educators.
- We don’t sell credit cards. We don’t sell loans. We’re not trying to recruit you and more importantly your child, to open a bank account with us.
- All we do is teach kids about money. (And we’re awesome at it!)
How is Kids Get Money different from Mathletics or Reading Eggs?
- Many other types of software provide teachers and parents with fantastic resources that can be used as add on’s at home or at school to consolidate learning. BUT you still have to work out which resources, when to use them, how to use them and how they can truly add value to your kids.
- Kids Get Money is unique. We provide everything needed for each lesson. Students get gamified real learning and learning activities online, clearly mapped out week by week. You have access to the full detailed lesson plans to support student learning if you would like to.
How does it work?
- We’ve designed 24 x one-hour lessons across 3 modules which your kids can log in and complete whenever it suits them (and you!). Each module is designed to teach your child how to get, grow and manage money.
- By using Kids Get Money at Home every year from Year 3 to Year 10, your children will not only practice essential mathematics skills (the ones they’ll really need out there in the world!), they’ll be building many of the real life skills they need too.
- Over the years, we cover all the money essentials they’ll need to know before they head out into the world: like getting paid, payslips, awards, budgeting, saving, bank accounts, interest, taxation, credit cards, superannuation, investing, sustainability, giving and so much more.
- As a parent you have access to the curriculum maps, lesson plans and the student progress dashboard as well as the student lessons - use as much or as little as you like.
How can we make sure the kids do their lessons each week?
- We would love to see families and kids making the most of their subscription - when we see this happening we will know that together we are improving the issues caused by financial illiteracy.
- Like most things, when something becomes a habit we are more likely to get it done and families are seeing great success by setting a regular day of the week and time for the lessons to be completed. (Sunday afternoons could be an ideal time slot!)
- Treating Kids Get Money just like piano practice or sports practice and prioritising that time for you and your student to sit somewhere together (the kitchen table!) while your student completes that week’s Kids Get Money lesson provides the opportunity for connecting and having a conversation about what they’ve learned using the Lesson Plan provided in the Educator Portal.
- You could even borrow an idea from those bank owned pocket money apps and link some of your students' pocket money with completion of their Kids Get Money lesson each week. Rewarding your student for getting this education seems like a smart plan to us!
Is Kids Get Money aligned with the curriculum?
- Yes. Kids Get Money is aligned with the National Curriculum across a number of Core, Cross and General Curriculum Capabilities. Subjects include Mathematics, English, Humanities (Economics and Business), The Arts, Personal and Social Capability, Digital Literacy, Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking and Sustainability.
Are there Assessments?
- Yes. Our main focus is summative assessments that students complete in the Student Portal with their score being made available to you in the Educator Portal. You will also have a copy of the Assessment Questions in each Lesson 8, Lesson Plan.
Can Kids Get Money be done in one Block instead of one lesson a week?
- Absolutely. You have complete control over when and how your students use Kids Get Money. Scheduling to complete Kids Get Money at the end of each Term is a great way to consolidate curriculum learning from the Term and provides a fun, engaging way to complete the Term.
Can Kids Get Money be used for Home School?
- Absolutely. Kids Get Money is ideal for this purpose. With all student online learning and teacher lesson plans covered, offering Kids Get Money as part of your Home School program is a fantastic way to cover a broad range of curriculum codes and know that your students are getting the valuable, real life education we all want for our children.
Is Kids Get Money Accessible for Students with Disabilities?
- We strive to make our software as accessible and as usable as possible. If there is something you notice that you would like to provide feedback on please get in touch to let us know via email to support@kidsget.money.
- Schools / Home School Educators have the option of purchasing Caption Connect as an add on for use in the classroom to maximise the Accessibility of group conversation and learning experiences. Caption Connect provides live captioning and students can utilise a link to have live captioning on their own device to translate into their native language.
How much does Kids Get Money Cost for Homes including Home School?
- Kids Get Money costs $55 inc. GST per student, per annum for Year 3-6 and $75 inc. GST per student, per annum for Years 7-10.
- The per student per annum subscription includes all student and carer/home educator resources and support for the year of purchase.
Why does Kids Get Money Cost for Homes cost more than the School Subscription?
- Kids Get Money For School is less expensive as we believe that our Education needs to be accessible to all. Not all schools are able to charge for programs like Kids Get Money through school fees and we don’t want that to be a barrier to schools bringing Kids Get Money to their students.
Is Kids Get Money a Not for Profit with DGR status?
- No. Kids Get Money is a For Purpose For Profit company. If you or someone you know would like to make a donation to help Kids Get Money with our work in reducing the numbers of people living in financial distress and poverty, please contact us at hello@kidsget.money and we can advise you how you can make that donation through a partner organisation that has DGR status.
How can Parents/Carers and Home Educators Purchase Kids Get Money
- Parents, Carers and Home Educators can purchase a Kids Get Money Subscription for the desired year level(s) on our website.
- Once payment is confirmed, you will receive immediate access to the Kids Get Money Educator Portal.
- In the Kids Get Money Educator Portal you will be able to easily add your student(s) to the Subscription you have purchased and can easily access what they are learning, see how Kids Get Money lessons map to the National Curriculum, access the Lesson Plans for each lesson, track their progress at a glance and view end of module assessment results.
How do students get access?
- Once you have received access to the Kids Get Money Educator Portal, simply add your students using our easy process and they will receive an invitation to sign-up in their email inbox. This email address should be a personal use email address. This should NOT be their school email address. It should be a real email address.
If my child’s school has purchased Kids Get Money for their school year can I use that subscription at home instead?
- At this time we are unable to support using the same subscription for Home and School. If you’d like to get access for Home use you will need to purchase a Home Subscription.
If my child’s school has purchased Kids Get Money for their school year do I get a discount on the Home Subscription?
- We have priced Kids Get Money to be accessible for as many people as possible so we will not be offering a discount in this circumstance. Every Home Subscription purchased will unlock a FREE Kids Get Money Subscription of the same level (Primary or Secondary) for a family who cannot afford to pay for a subscription.
If I, or someone I know would love to have Kids Get Money for a child in our care but genuinely cannot afford it - how can we apply to get a FREE Subscription?
- Every Home Subscription purchased unlocks a FREE Kids Get Money Subscription of the same level (Primary or Secondary) for a student who cannot afford to pay for a subscription. If you would like to apply for a FREE subscription please send an email to hello@kidsget.money with the SUBJECT ‘FREE SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION’ and providing us with your name and contact telephone number and we will get in touch to confirm your eligibility within 72 hours.
- All FREE Subscriptions unlocked by the purchase of a Home Subscription are registered by date and time and allocated to families in order. We will let you know by email when your donated subscription(s) have been allocated.
- All donated Subscriptions are accounted for separately to ensure transparency of the generosity of our customers in supporting other children to become financially literate.
Do I need to buy a subscription for each student/child?
- Yes. Each student will require their own account so you can track their progress through the lessons and assessments.
What Year Levels Can I Buy?
- Year 6 and Year 10 Subscriptions will be available from November 2023. Other Year Levels will progressively become available. You can help us prioritise which ones to launch first by signing up to the waitlist for Years 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9.
Can I buy a Kids Get Money Subscription as a Gift for Someone?
- Yes. What a fantastic gift to give a child (they may not agree with you now, but you, their parents and Kids Get Money know what an amazing gift you are giving them).
- Just email us at support@kidsget.money with the SUBJECT: GIVE KGM AS A GIFT . We will send you a secure payment link - once payment has been received we will send you a Digital Gift Certificate with instructions that you can email or print to give to the recipient including instructions for them on how to get in touch with us to activate their Kids Get Money subscription.
What Devices Does Kids Get Money Work On?
- Using Kids Get Money on a Tablet or a Computer will provide the best learning experience for Students due to the interactive nature of the activities. It can also be used on a mobile phone if desired. Always ensure you are using a commonly used browser such as Chrome, Edge or Safari and that your browser is updated to the latest version.