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What about the fish? The shopping trolley

Educational justification:

The students are consumers in the making, and not just of the future, but of the present. Today's children (just like always) may have money that they use immediately to buy fashionable sweets or toys with, etc. A child, as you would expect, is not able to foresee future need. They only think about the here and now. This means that teachers should at least try and mould this consumption, guiding the students towards becoming responsible consumers of the future. Advice from adults does not help here (advice coming from a world outside the students' experience). Our task is to guide the students using games and simulation, etc., providing them with real problems and examples and helping them to act correctly. These buying and selling exercises can obviously be linked to healthy eating and a balanced diet.

Piece of work linked to the following stage areas:

Knowledge of the surrounding area and Consumer Education.

Description of the work to be undertaken:

How?: There are no activities in this file. The file contains explanations linked to Consumer Education on the points to take into consideration when buying any quality product and also includes some tips on how to learn to successfully buy fish.

Where?: In the classroom.

When?: Before or after the visit.

Using what?: File 16 if you require simulation and other games.

Assessment: For the teacher to decide.

Activity objectives:

To make the students aware of their role as consumer.
To teach the students how to shop.

To teach the students their rights as consumers.
To give the students some tips on how to shop well.

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