Learning Map
Life SkillsMoney & Financeusually ages 7–9

Earning Money

Ways that children and adults earn money; the connection between work, skills and pay; that harder or more skilled work often pays more

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Try this together

Could your child explain why some jobs pay more than others and describe a way they might earn some money themselves?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Jobs People Doages 5–7Must know about different jobs before exploring how earning works in depth
Earning Moneythis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Taxes & Public Servicesages 9–11Must understand earning money before learning that governments take a share as tax

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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