Littles Count: Big Change!
Financial literacy starts early!
We're an early childhood education program dedicated to introducing kids to number-sense building blocks.
We introduce concepts through storytelling and play. We also provide take-home resources and connections to other programs.
Our mission is to help kids get started and keep going.
What Is Early Childhood Financial Literacy? Number Sense!
What is Number Sense?
Understanding numbers and what they mean: what they are, how to work with them, and make decisions:
- Learning what a number is
- Learning how to count numbers
- Understanding the order of numbers
- Understanding how to compare numbers
- Understanding quantities
- Understanding symbols that represent numbers and quantities
- Recognizing relationships between numbers
- Developing abilities: counting, measuring, and estimating
- Developing abilities: what do numbers mean to me?
Learning Session
University of Arizona volunteers and participants, “Littles”, will have an interactive reading, a fun follow up activity at community centers and libraries. We will also provide tips and take-home resources.
These resources are easy-to-practice at home activities, links to other library books and University of Arizona programs.
Suitable for– Preschoolers, Kindergarteners and First Graders (3-7 years)
Program Type– Financial Literacy through basic number sense
Language– English with Spanish resources
Time– ~50 minutes per session
The Books & Their Building Block Concepts
Books, talks, and planned played activities:
| Illustrated Book | Building Block Concept |
| 1. Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews | Counting and The Order of Numbers |
| 2. Opuestos by Cynthia Weill | Sorting and Differences |
| 3. Just Enough Carrots by Stuart J. Murphy | Comparing Items – More, Fewer, and the Same |
| 4. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts | Prioritizing Needs, Wants and Sharing |
| 5. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams | Understanding Quantities, Prioritizing and Goal Setting |
For Home: Let's Get Started and Keep The Learning Going!
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For Community Centers & Partners
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Volunteers Count: Big Change!
Interested in volunteering? We provide our volunteers:
- Onboarding & Training
- Easy to Follow Content & Materials
- Team Support
- Community & Networking