Co-Branded Reading and Activity Program

Sammy Rabbits
Financial Education
Reading and Activity Program

A part of Sammy Rabbits Dream Big Education Initiative
Table of Contents
9 Products in 1 Sammyriffic Resource!

Introduction
Did you know?
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Experts on Saving
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Measure Your Progress
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Coloring Book
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Storybook
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Storybook Activities
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Songs and Activities

Song 1: Big Ol Dream
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Song 2: Get in the Habit
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Song 3: Plan
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Song 4: Make Your Choices Count
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Song 5: S-A-V-E
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Song 6: Show My Family the Way
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Introduction
Thank you for being a champion of children, families, financial education and
esteem building.
Sammy Rabbits Dream Big Education Initiative aims to help kids build great habits.
Money habits. Critical thinking and choice making habits. Reading habits and more.
Saving and investing are powerful habits. They teach discipline, delayed
gratification, and goal setting. They build financial security and better position a
person for opportunity and to make ones dreams come true.
Sammy Rabbit and we believe great habits give all kids better futures. And, that is
what we want, kids to have better and brighter futures!
Did You Know?

Did you know financial literacy is a global problem? Here are some interesting
stastistics that contribute to the challenge.
Adult money habits are set by age 7.
-University of Cambridge.
2 out of 3 adults are considered financially illiterate.

-Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center
Most teachers feel unqualified to teach financial literacy.

-National Endowment for Financial Education
A 30 million word gap exists between children raised in low and high income
homes.
-Rice University
Having books in the home is twice as important a factor as a fathers education level with respect to determining a childs level of success in education.
-Family Scholarly Culture and Education Success
Experts on Saving
The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches
self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens
the mind.
Thornton T. Munger
Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that
the saver is worth something in himself/herself.
Rudyard Kipling
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.
Benjamin Franklin
The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.
Proverb
Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.
Warren Buffett
All days are not the same. Save for a rainy day. When you dont work, savings will
work for you.
Dr. M. K. Soni
No matter if you want to save for retirement, a house down payment, or a childs
education, making your financial resolutions convenient by automating them is a
smart strategy. Automation adds built-in discipline to your plan and reduces the
likelihood that youll forget your goals or be tempted to overlook them.
Laura D. Adams
The way to build your savings is by spending less each month.
Dr. M. K. Soni
You must gain control of your money or the lack of it will forever control of you.
Dave Ramsey
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Measure Your Progress Checklist

Activity
Completed
Coloring Book
Read
Color

Learn Vocabulary

Able to explain why saving is a great habit

Started habit of saving in my own savings account
Storybook
Read
Color
Storybook Activities

Do activities

Identified one big dream

Started habit of saving for my big dream

Started reading about my big dream
Big Ol Dream

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
Get in the Habit!

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
Plan

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
Make Your Choices Count

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
S-A-V-E

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
Show My Family the Way

Read Lyrics

Listen to Song

Do Activities
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It all began the day after holiday vacation

ended.
Boys and girls, I have fantastic news! said our
teacher, Mrs. Gold. We won the space science
essay contest.
All right! we cheered.
The prize is that we all get a chance to ride the
worlds first space coaster, she said.

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I began to daydream about the fantastic news.

Calm down, kids. There are two conditions, said Mrs. Gold.
You will need permission to go from your parents, and you
will also need three-hundred dollars each.

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The news was so fantastic that I did

not stop daydreaming to think about
where I would get three-hundred dollars.

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As soon as the bell rang, I ran

home as fast as I could.
Mama! Papa! I yelled.
Theyre not home, said my
brother, Garbanzo.
Guess who is going to
ride the worlds first space
coaster? I bragged.
Huh? said Garbanzo.

I just need permission
to go and three-hundred
dollars, I said.
Not a chance, laughed
Garbanzo. Mama and
Papa will never give
you permission and
three-hundred dollars.
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Just then, my parents came home.

Mama! Papa! I began. My class won the space science essay contest. We get to
ride the worlds first space coaster. May I go? The whole trip only costs threehundred dollars. May I go?
Three-hundred dollars! gasped Papa.
Pleeeeease, Papa? I begged. I will never ask for anything again.

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You cannot give him three-hundred dollars,

said Garbanzo.
That was when I jumped on Garbanzo and
tackled him.
Sammy, get off your brother! said Mama.

Let Papa and me talk this over.

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That night, Papa said, Sammy,

I know that winning the essay
contest was not easy.
No, Papa, it was hard, I said.
Mama and I have decided to give
you half the money for the trip from
our savings account, if you save the
other half. Can you do it?

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I remembered the secret

Auntie Squirly had taught me:
Saving is a great habit!
I can do it! I said.

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The announcement startled Garbanzo.

You must be kidding, right, Sammy?
You will never be able to save
one-hundred-fifty dollars in time for
the trip.
I only need to save one-hundred
dollars, I said. I already have
fifty dollars in my savings account.

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You will not be able to save one-hundred

dollars either, said Garbanzo.
Maybe Sammy can save the money,
said my sisters, Dyme and Penny.
No, he cant.
Yes, he can!
Cannot!
Can too!

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I left them arguing and ran down the hall to my room.

I had to make a plan. I counted the days on my calendar.
It was exactly one-hundred days to blast off. If I save one
dollar a day, I can go, I thought.
Saving is a great habit! I said to my dog, Nickel.
Saving is a great habit. I can do this.
Woof ! replied Nickel. (I took that as a yes.)

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I worked and saved every day for weeks.

I did not stop even to play with my friends.

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Everything was all right until some of the kids in my class lined
up early one morning to buy their tickets for the space coaster.
Sammy, they asked. When are you going to buy your ticket?
I am not sure, I said. I have to save some more money first.
How did you save your money so fast?
We did not need to, they replied. Our parents just gave us the money.

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Snap! I broke the pencil

I was holding.
That is not fair, I growled.
Take it easy, Sammy, said
my friend, Jammer. Breaking
your pencil will not help.
But we could work and save
together. That might help.
We could try, I guess. I sighed.

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When I got home, Mama knew

something was wrong.
Sammy, you look sad. What is
wrong?
Other kids are already buying
their tickets for the space trip,
I said. I will never be able to save
enough money in time to go.

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Things are not always easy, Sammy, said Mama. But you can
do anything you want to if you work hard and do not give up.
Your mama is right, Sammy, said Auntie Squirly. Do not give up!
Keep working toward your goal. You will make it.
All right. I grinned. Ill keep trying.
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That night, I dreamed about the space

coaster. I was racing through space, past
moons, meteors, and stars.

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But suddenly the dream turned

into a nightmare.
You wont be able to save
one-hundred dollars, teased
Garbanzo.
That is it!
I thought.
I will save
more than
one-hundred
dollars, no
matter what.

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In order to save more, I decided not to buy some of my favorite things,

like ice cream, candy, and baseball caps. Keep saving! I told myself.
I was more determined than ever to ride the worlds first space coaster.

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Finally, the last day to buy a ticket had arrived.

I do not think I have saved enough money,
I said to Nickel. I held my breath as the teller
counted my money.
Ten, twenty, thirty, fifty, one-hundred,
one-hundred-fifty, two-hundred dollars.
I did it! I shouted. Nickel, I did it!

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I raced home with Nickel barking and chasing me.

Mama! Papa! I yelled. I did it! I did it! I saved an
extra one-hundred-fifty dollars! I have two-hundred
dollars in all! With the one-hundred-fifty you gave
me, I have fifty dollars more than I need. I can go!
Thump!
Everyone looked around. Garbanzo had fainted.

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Just then, the phone rang.

Sammy, I have bad news, said
Jammer. I cannot go. I still need
twenty-five dollars more.
Hold on, Jammer, I said. Mama,
may I give Jammer twenty-five
dollars so he can ride the space
coaster too?
Sammy, its your money. You saved
it, said Mama. You may give it to
Jammer if you want to.
Jammer, you can go! I said. I have
twenty-five dollars I can give you.
No way! said Jammer. Really?
Yes, really, I said. It would not be fun
riding the space coaster without you.
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Jammer spent the night at my house.

Can you believe it? I asked. Tomorrow we
will be riding in the worlds first space coaster!
I can hardly wait! said Jammer.
Me either, I said.

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Just like in my dream,

we went flying past stars,
meteors, and the moons
of planets far from Earth.
Yahoo! I yelled.

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Ahhhhhhhhh.
I think I am getting
sick, said Jammer.
Hold on, I said to
my friend. The ride
is almost over.
I cannot wait to tell
Garbanzo about it.
He will probably
faint again.

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As we rode home, I pointed out the window.

Jammer, I want to go there next.
Jammer grinned and said, You will get there sooner
than you think, Sammy, if you just keep remembering
what Auntie Squirly says.
Right! I laughed. Saving is a great habit!
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Storybook Activites
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Sammys Big Dream | Key Concept Review Activity Template

Measuring, Tracking, Accounting for Sammys Dream, Goal, Money, and Choices
1. What was Sammys big dream? Ride
2. How much money did Sammy need to make his dream come true? What was Sammys total money goal?
$
3. How long did Sammy have to reach his goal? When did Sammy need to achieve his goal by or before?
Exactly days!
4. What was Sammys plan to reach his money goal? How did Sammy do compared to his plan?
Sources of Money
Amount
Planned Amount
Ending Amount
Difference Planned
vs. Ending Amount
Money Goal
Current Savings
Parents
New Earnings &

Savings
Total
5. What money choices did Sammy make? How did Sammy manage/use his money?
Total Amount of Money $350.00
Money to Keep in Savings $
Money to Spend on Big Dream (Roller Coaster Ride) $
Money to Give to Others $
6. Did Sammys big dream inspire him to make great choices? Yes
7. Did Sammys choices pay off? Yes
No
No
8. What is something Sammy can do better to improve?

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Discovering My Big Dreams

Name:
Date:
Grade:
Career: My big career dream is to be a

(Fill in the blank)
Athlete
Astronaut
Business Owner
Chef
Doctor
Journalist
Engineer
Musician
Education: My big education dream I want to achieve is to be a life-long learner and get a
(Check all that apply)
High School Diploma
College Degree
Money: My big money dreams I want to achieve are to

(Check all that apply)
Earn $
Save $
by age

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Scientist
Teacher
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Dream big and do big, one step at a time! -Sammy Rabbit
My Big Dream is to
and finish by
My big dream college - I plan to attend and graduate from

Goal 1: I will read a book about
per week starting

Date:
Goal 2: I will get in the habit of saving $

Name:

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Story: Sammys Big Dream - Keyword & Definition Match

Match the storys keywords with the correct definition.
Word
Definition
Dream
A record or statement of money a person has stored at

a bank or credit union to use later
Save
To work for
Savings Account
Use mental energy or effort to accomplish something
Habit
To provide someone with something without expecting

anything in return
Earn
Coins or bills used to trade, exchange for, or buy things
Work
A good chance or possibility to do something
Money
To trade or exchange money to get something we want

or need
Goal
Something we think about and want to accomplish in

the future
Plan
An action or behavior we repeat regularly
Buy
An outcome one aims and works to achieve to make a

dream come true
Give
To hold onto or put away for another time
Opportunity
A strategy or steps for achieving a goal

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Story: Sammys Big Dream - Clueless Crossword Puzzle

Solve crossword puzzle using keywords from the story Sammys Big Dream.
KEYWORDS
dream
save
savings account
habit
earn
work
money
goal
plan
buy
give
opportunity
*HINT: Count letters and boxes in each word.

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Story: Sammys Big Dream - Word Search

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Sammys Dream Big Thinking Guide
Find Your Dream | Think and Plan Your Dream | Work to Reach Your Dream | Learn from Your Dream
Dreaming, Thinking, Planning

What is my big dream?
What goals do I need to set to achieve my big dream?
What is my starting point? Where am I at?
What do I need to do by when to be successful?
How do I plan to achieve my goals? What steps & actions do I need to take?
Taking Action: Measuring Strategies and Choices
How am I doing? Am I on track?
What choices are available to me now? Do I need to adjust my plan and actions?
Has anything changed?
How am I managing my resources? My time? My health? My money?
Learning and Improving
How did I do? What did I learn?
Did I achieve my dream?
Did I reach my goals?
How do my results compare to my plan?
What strategies worked?
What strategies, skills or habits can I improve?

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Dream big and do big, one step at a time! -Sammy Rabbit
Sammys Dream Big Pledge
Date:
I promise to make reading and

saving habits, starting today, so
I can make lots of big dreams
come true!
Name:

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Big Ol Dream
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Big Ol Dream - Lyrics

The record shows it for sure
This is a land of dreamers, doers, and
entrepreneurs
Where big dreams can come true
For everyone that means me and that means
you
Its knocking at my door, its worth shooting for
This vision I see is tugging at me
Whispering in my ear, forget your fear
Nothing you perceive is too big to achieve
Chorus
I got a big ol dream, its a beautiful thing
Makes me want to whistle and sing
Its a beautiful thing I got a big ol dream
Twinkles and gleams and it sparkles and
beams
I got a big ol dream, its a beautiful thing
Inpiring, I feel I can do anything (anything)
In Tallahassee and Silicon Valley, Green Bay

and LA
In this land of ours you can shoot for the moon
and stars
In Kansas and Atlanta, Austin and Boston
From the desert to the sea
Anywhere and everywhere in between
In this land ours a big ol dream can take you
far
Its calling out my name, so Im taking aim
Unless Ive tried, I wont be satisfied
Everything I need is here inside of me
To turn this big ol dream into reality
Im going to find my dream
Im going to get my dream
Im going to be my dream
Im going to live my dream
Its talking straight to my heart, this big ol

dream
Saying if I dare, if I plan and prepare
Ill get you flying high like a jet in the air
Ill life you up and sing, let me take you there

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Match the songs keywords with the correct denition.
Word
Deniion
Achieve
Give eort and go after
Aim
Able to do
Can
To get ready
Dream
Pointing or focusing on a goal
Entrepreneur
Things we think about and

want to accomplish in the future
Everyone
Includes each one of us; all
Inspiring
A strategy for achieving a goal
Plan
To lift up and motivate
Prepare
To do; to nish; to accomplish
Tried
A person who takes the risk

of starting a new type of business

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Get in the Habit!
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Plan - Work Your Plan
Color.
Plan
STRATEGY
it is
MAP
STEPS
wise to plan...
Dreams | Goals | Health | Money | Education
work your plan!
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S-A-V-E
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Read lyrics. Watch and listen to video online.
Im gonna s-a-v-e (repeat 8x)

Well alright... everybody that means you and even me too
Come on, were gonna save
Were gonna make it a habit, were gonna make it automatic
Saving makes me strong, I say, I love the way it feels
Yeh, strong, strong, strong, yeh, I say really is strong, say I say
Come on get on board, say, tell me what you gonna do
Were gonna s-a-v-e, were gonna s-a-v-e
I said come on join me everybody, were gonna s-a-v-e
I said come on join me everybody, I say, s-a-v-e
Were gonna save, were gonna save
Im gonna s-a-v-e, Im gonna s-a-v-e

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Show My Family the Way
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Show My Family the Way (Lyrics)

Just like a superhero
Ill take the lead and blaze a trail
They all will see its up to me
Chorus
To save the day, show my family the way
Gonna show my family the way
Just like a superhero, yeah, Ill be just like a superhero
And show my family the way
Ill be a light, shine really bright
Layout a plan, do all I can
Ill show my family the way
Just like a superhero

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Show My Family the Way - Lead by Example
Color.
Lead
by example
Have great habits...

that show your family the way!

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Measure Your Progress

Songs and Activities

Song 1: Big Ol Dream

Song 2: Get in the Habit

Song 4: Make Your Choices Count

Song 6: Show My Family the Way

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As soon as the bell rang, I ran

Huh? said Garbanzo.

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Just then, my parents came home.

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