Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans - Topic: Price comparisons
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
Budgeting and financial planning.doc
Size: 115 K
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Consumer Assignment - Price Comparison
Price Comparison.doc
Size: 114 K
A Year 8 lesson plan which allows students to compare the cost of ten basic food items in two different shops.
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Money Matters
Money Matters.doc
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These activities will help children solve simple money problems by application of basic numeracy skills to shopping experiences. Pupils will gain an understanding of what sale items are and that these items cost less than the normal price. (Key Stage 1)
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Shopping Spree
Shopping Spree.doc
Size: 86 K
This simple and fun activity is designed to establish how aware the pupils are about money and its uses. It explores the importance of money management by introducing budgeting skills. It is suitable for key stage 2 pupils.
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Using Resources Efficiently – Planes, trains and automobiles?
Using Resources efficiently1.doc
Size: 74 K
This series of suggested activities uses transport as the context in which pupils can explore how decisions are made about use of resources both personally and more widely and the implications of these for the consumer and the environment. These are, of course, very complex issues but the intention at this stage is for the pupils to begin to understand that their may be consequences to the decisions they make as consumers. (Key Stage 2)
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Water - Taste Test and Value for Money
Water.doc
Size: 91 K
A Year 13 lesson plan for use with water section of AS Module 1 Home Economics.
Pupils test 10 samples of bottled water and decide on a preferred one and discuss acceptability and value for money.
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From activities in this lesson pupils will understand the pressures exerted on them by their peer group. Exercises require pupils to interpret data and then gain an understanding of the benefits of financial planning. The lesson also teaches pupils the importance of budgeting and allows them to construct a personal budget. (Year 10)