Show Notes
Understanding the value of money is an incredibly important concept for kids to understand early on, but it can also be difficult for them to understand when their math skills are limited while they are young. In episode 2, kids will hear: That money has a value, which means we can use it to buy things. That different countries have different names for their money like dollars and cents, pounds and pence and so on.That different coins and bills have different values and are...
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