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Children will create their own Money Tree and then decide how they would spend the money Ed and Bunny earned in different situations. This activity will help your child learn about where money comes from and encourage them to think about how to manage their money and the feelings that they might encounter as they do so.

Illustration of a squirrel with a backpack and a bunny with a shopping bag walking down the street.

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available in a variety of accessible formats. See the related resources below for further information.

In this activity, children will create their own money tree and then decide how they would spend the money Ed and Bunny earned in different situations. This activity will help your child learn about where money comes from and encourage them to think about how to manage their money and the feelings that they might encounter as they do so.

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A Day Out With Ed and Bunny - Home Activity

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about about money. 

This book covers themes such as earning money, saving and spending.

Our storybooks are available in a variety of accessible formats. See the related resources below for further information. 

*Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money is published by Scholastic (2021) – text and illustration © Matt Carr.*

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Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about money. 

This book covers themes such as using money, keeping track of money and needs and wants.

Our storybooks are available in a variety of accessible formats. See the related resources below for further information. 

*Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money is published by Scholastic (2021) – text and illustration © Matt Carr.*

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Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available as an eBook in the related resources section.

In this activity, children will be given a budget to choose a gift, either in real life or in a play scenario. The activity helps to reinforce lessons learnt in the book, showing that they will need to plan ahead and help them begin to understand that they may not always have the budget for something they really want.

Help Bunny Buy A Gift - Home Activity

Continue children's financial education journey with Ed and Bunny as they pay Mrs Mole for items on their shopping list. Using skills such as recognising, understanding and choosing the correct value of coins will support your child to learn how to handle money in every day life.

**Created together with Orchard Toys, this game is suitable for ages 4-7.**

Ed and Bunny Go Shopping is available to schools and educational settings. To request a copy of this game, please click the link to complete the order form. 

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Ed and Bunny Go Shopping

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about money and sustainability, in the third storybook of the series about learning that our own needs and wants may be different to those of other people and understanding the important role money plays in our lives. 

Our storybooks are available in a variety of accessible formats. See the related resources below for further information. 

*Ed and Bunny Raise Some Money is published by Scholastic – text and illustration © Matt Carr, 2021.*

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Ed and Bunny Raise Some Money 

This activity follows on from *Ed and Bunny Raise Some Money* and should be completed after reading the storybook, which is available as an eBook in the related resources section.

Ed and Bunny’s money-raising efforts have helped their school do their bit for the environment and now the school will save money using their free energy. Their teacher, Mrs Fox, said that simple things could also help. This activity will help your child learn ways in which they can help their planet and how these simple things are closely linked to saving money at home. Giving your child the opportunity to make choices about how these savings might be used allows them to practise making important money decisions.

Save & Share with Ed & Bunny - Home Activity

Our series of Money Heroes storybooks are now available as audiobooks! 

**The Ed & Bunny Series** - for ages 3-7 (KS1)

*The Ed and Bunny series of books is published by Scholastic - text and illustration © Matt Carr, 2021.*

**Super Stories Series** - for ages 7-11 (KS2)

*The Super Stories series of books is published by Scholastic - text © E.L Norry, 2021 and illustrations by Iris Amaya © Scholastic, 2021.*

**If you'd like to view the book images alongside hearing the audiobook reading, you can download the accompanying e-book (found under 'Storybooks') to flip through whilst listening on the go.**

The Money Heroes storybooks are available in a variety of formats, including hard copy, eBooks, BSL signed stories, braille, large-print and big book. See the related resources below for more information about the themes of each book.

Money Heroes Audiobooks

Bring children's learning to life as they join Ed and Bunny on an adventure to learn all about money. 

This storybook covers themes such as earning money, saving and spending. 

Our storybooks are available in a variety of accessible formats. See the related resources below for further information. 

*Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money is published by Scholastic (2021) – text and illustration © Matt Carr.*

**This BSL signed story has been produced in partnership with the Royal Association for Deaf people.**

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BSL signed story: Ed & Bunny Earn Some Money

Saving & Spending Record

Coins Template

Shortlisted for the Charity Times Awards 2022

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Front cover of Ed and Bunny Spend Some Money storybook

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Front cover of Ed and Bunny Earn Some Money storybook

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Front cover of Ed & Bunny Earn Some Money storybook with BSL signed story in text

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Saving and Spending Record.pdf

Illustration of a squirrel with a shopping basket and money notes, and a bunny holding a shopping bag, receipt and carrot.

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Finalist - The Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards - Leadership in Financial Literacy 2023

A Day Out With Ed and Bunny - Home Activity

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