Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Attitudes to money

Understanding attitudes and feelings around money; writing and performing a short play that shows how people react to and feel about different money situations.

Learning objectives

  • To understand attitudes and feelings around money

National curriculum

  • PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for PSHE: Living in the wider world L18. to recognise that people have different attitudes towards saving and spending money; what influences people’s decisions; what makes something ‘good value for money’ and L24. to identify the ways that money can impact on people’s feelings and emotions

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May require additional support to develop their role play, for example talking through the range of feelings people might experience.

Pupils working at greater depth: Challenge them to demonstrate conflicting feelings about their money event, for example excited about a lottery win but worried about friends’ reaction and who they can then trust.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

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