Music Connection

Remind the students that people earn income, usually in the form of money when they produce goods and services. Sometimes money is received as a gift. In the song, students may shout out the words in parentheses.

Earning Income
(Tune: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)

(Verse 1)
We'll be earning lots of income when we work (when we work).
We'll be earning lots of income when we work (when we work).
We'll be earning lots of income.
We'll be earning lots of income.
We'll be earning lots of income when we work (when we work).

(Verse 2)
We will sometimes get some money as a gift (as a gift).
We will sometimes get some money as a gift (as a gift).
We will sometimes get some money.
We will sometimes get some money.
We will sometimes get some money as a gift (as a gift).

 

(By Martha Hopkins & Donna Wright) Used with permission. From Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power, K-2

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