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Lesson 4: Impact of spending

Children learn about the ethics of spending using examples of positive choices which we can make to have a bigger impact

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Before the lesson

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Learning objective

To begin to recognise how ethics can influence our spending decisions

Non-statutory guidance

PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for PSHE: Living in the wider world > L19: To learn that people’s spending decisions can affect others and the environment (e.g. Fairtrade, buying single-use plastics, or giving to charity).

Success criteria

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need help to select the positive choices they focus on.

Pupils working at greater depth: Can look in more detail about some of the choices they know less about and find out why these are a positive choice.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Sarah Huggins,

RSE & PSHE specialist

Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young…

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