Citizenship Lesson Plans / KS3 - Critical Consumers - 4 lessons / Critical Consumers Lesson Plan 1 - Consumer Choices

Connect the Learning

Refer students to any other lessons they may have done that cover fair-trade products, and consumer choices.

The Big Picture

Students are encouraged to learn about becoming critical consumers as part of the Economic Wellbeing programme of study at key stage 3.

The learning outcomes

Learning objective taken from key stage 3 and 4 programmes of study for Economic Well-being:
1.2 Capability
d. becoming critical consumers of goods and services.
And from the Citizenship programme of study at key stage 3: 3.
Range and content
e. actions that individuals can take to influence decisions affecting communities and the environment

Introduction

Activity 1:
Teacher input
Have a selection of chocolates and sweets from Fry’s, Cadbury’s and Rowntrees on the table in front of you.
Also have a selection of FairTrade chocolate for later.
Ask if the class can guess what the Fry’s, Cadbury’s and Rowntrees chocolates have in common.
Display the PowerPoint presentation TRU_PSHEKS3_Criticalconsumers_L1 slides 1-3.