Characteristics of Money is the sixth of 14-lesson in the Financial Literacy for Kids thematic unit, and is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, the Financial Literacy standards, and the National Standards in Economics, and Reading/Language Arts.

This lesson takes a look at the characteristics, features and symbols of United States currency with the help of Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency by Nancy Winslow Parker. They will also have fun identifying and describing different denominations of currency.