THINGS WORTH KNOWING · THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Free for everyoneThings Worth Knowing
Useful little discoveries. Decisions that get easier with practice. This collection brings together 12 practical life skills activities for ages 4–6, 7–9, 10–12 and 13+: from choosing with five coins to comparing subscription offers and spotting suspicious messages.
Beginner knowledge · Grown-up guidance included
Print one learner page at a time and keep its grown-up guide separate.
PRACTICAL, NOT PERFECT
Small decisions worth practicing
Explore pretend-money choices, simple kitchen routines, comparison shopping, recipe fractions, measurement, household problem-solving and digital judgment. Every activity gives the learner a decision to explain.
AGE AND EXPERIENCE ARE DIFFERENT
Beginner knowledge at every age
Choose the visual and reading level that fits, then adjust support. Older beginners can use mature scenarios. No earlier sheet is required, and every activity works without a book purchase.
Choose your starting point
Each age band includes three activities. Follow a theme or pick one useful question for today.
Explorers · 4–6
Meet → Watch → Try → Celebrate
- The Five-Coin Choice
15 minutes · Money - My First Kitchen Job
15 minutes · Kitchen - The Little Arrow Secret
10 minutes · Everyday clues
Discoverers · 7–9
Discover → Predict → Solve → Explain
- Same Thing. Different Deal.
20 minutes · Money - Find the Problem First
20 minutes · Home - Half a Recipe, Whole Snack
20 minutes · Kitchen
Strategists · 10–12
Analyze → Choose → Test → Reflect
- The Cheapest Thing Costs More
25 minutes · Money - Measure Twice. Buy Once.
25 minutes · Home - The Leftover Detective
25 minutes · Kitchen
Thinkers · 13+
Investigate → Formulate → Challenge → Revise
- The Sneaky Subscription
30 minutes · Money - Fix It, Leave It, or Get Help?
30 minutes · Home - That Message Feels Wrong
30 minutes · Everyday judgment
What is in the free PDF?
- A collection introduction and contents page.
- 12 learner worksheets, each immediately followed by its grown-up guide: 24 activity and guide pages.
- A reference page with further reading.
Download all 27 pages above, or open an individual activity to download just its two-page learner-and-guide pair. All pages use US Letter paper. Print at actual size.
A simple parent or teacher routine
- Choose one page and read the grown-up guide first.
- Invite a prediction, then give the learner time to try.
- Ask “How do you know?” and compare the reasoning with the guide.
- Offer the optional mission only when it fits your setting.
Practice with permission
Use pretend money, fictional offers and invented messages. Kitchen and tool missions need adult supervision. No account creation, purchase or risky repair is needed.
Each guide includes answers, support notes, a grown-up discovery and a short reflection. Read, point, talk, draw or write together.
Sources behind the teaching notes
- Money as You Grow
- FoodSafety.gov: Four Steps to Food Safety
- FTC: Recognizing and Avoiding Phishing Scams
The full PDF also identifies the vehicle-manual source for the fuel-gauge example. Check the manual for the actual vehicle.