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This is an important age as students prepare to transition to secondary school. Our program focuses on consolidating critical numeracy skills that underpin the world of money along with real life skills they can use as they gain greater independence.
Around age 11 kids start to realise that their decisions can have long-term effects. They are becoming more mature in their ability to problem solve, plan and organise. This makes it a fantastic time to plant the seeds for real life money skills.
Students have built up a good understanding of fractions, percentages and integers. Now it’s time to apply it to real life and managing money.
Scaffold core Mathematics skills - percentages
Applying percentage knowledge
Budgeting in real-life, implementing percentage learning
Sensible money choices, uses of money: spending, saving and giving
Formative assessment, make wise money choices
Continue learning about making wise money choices
Introducing Money Mindset. Consolidating learning of Financial Literacy terms and concepts
Recap learning and Quiz
In this module we’ll be working on practical skills -like using 24 hour time and timetables to get places and practicing our real life budgeting skills to host a birthday party with friends. We’ll also be practicing percentages, learning about inequity and where money came from.
Scaffold core Mathematics skills: 12- and 24-hour time
Scaffolding planning within a budget constraint
Putting planning within a budget constraint into practice.
Solve multi-step, word money problems
Solve & create multi-step, word money problems, revise percentages
Use arithmetic skills to solve money problems
Money disparity and inequity, debating skills
History of Australian Currency, Quiz
Our final module packs a lot in! We explore ethical money through the lens of planning a (real or theoretical) fundraiser event for your school. This exercise brings together mathematics skills, team work, budgeting, decision making and organisation skills.
Scaffold core Mathematics skills, percentages
Scaffold core Mathematics skills, equivalent fractions, percentages, decimals
Planning, create a basic financial plan, pricing, logistics
Ethical buying, consolidate Mathematics skills
Investigate pricing and profit
Power of advertising, persuasive language, planning
Putting the power of advertising into practise
Reflecting after the event, Quiz