Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans - Topic: Financial Capability
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Are you confident to manage your finances?
Quiz 1.final.doc
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
Budgeting and financial planning.doc
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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)
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Budgeting Sheet
BUDGET gcc.xls
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This useful budgeting sheet helps you to calculate your income and expenditure weekly, monthly or yearly to aid the management of your personal finances.
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Consumers R Us - Web Quest
Web quest.doc
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This structured activity helps students to find information regarding consumer rights and responsibilities from a range of websites.
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Financial matters
Financial Matters.doc
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These activities are linked by a central theme of making the best use of our money. Each section can be used as a stand-alone lesson or used together as part of a module on preparation for adult life.
The activities look at:
Saving for the future
Looking after your money
Buying household services
These activities would offer further extension activities to existing lesson plans 'My financial future – what do I want to do and what do I need to do it?' and 'Managing my money – what's out there to help me?'
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Handling Consumer Information 2. – Looking at Advertising
Handling Information 2.doc
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This series of suggested activities will help the pupils to begin to explore why advertising is used by businesses to sell products and services. It will also allow them to understand their own behaviour and reactions as consumers to advertising approaches.(Key Stage 2)
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Money Management – My Money
Money Management.doc
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These simple activities are designed to establish how aware the pupils are about money and its uses. It aims to increase their awareness about where money comes from and how we use it and begins to explore the importance of money management. (Key Stage 2)
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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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Personal Finance - My financial future – what do I want to do and what do I need to do it?
Financial Capability.doc
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This series of suggested activities will encourage students to consider the kind of lifestyle they want and the financial plans they will need to put in place to achieve this. Whether it is further study, employment, self employment, there will be financial issues to consider in ensuring future financial security. (Key Stage 3/4)
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Personal Finance 2- Managing My Money – What’s out there to help me?
Personal Finance 2.doc
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This series of suggested activities will expose pupils to the range of financial products and services available to them as consumers. It will allow them to assess what might be best for them in managing their finances responsibly. For example, do I need a bank account? Is a credit card a good idea? How do I work out the best deal for me if I want to borrow? (Key Stage 3/4)
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Shopping Spree
Shopping Spree.doc
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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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This quiz together with the Money Matters Quiz that can be found on the Shoparound website are intended to reinforce learning in financial capability. (Key Stage 3/4)
This quiz can be used in conjunction with the Money Matters Quiz at Levels 1, 2 and 3 on www.shoparound.org.uk