Life skills // Entrepreneurship
Goods & Services
Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
Quick check
Could the learner tell you the difference between a product you buy in a shop and a service like getting a haircut, and give examples of each?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Sort a set of pictures into goods (things you can touch) and services (things people do for you)
- Give three examples of goods and three examples of services from their everyday life
- Explain that both making things and helping people are valuable kinds of work
Topic // Map
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- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
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Goods & Services
Ages 5 to 7 // Concept
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3 topics- Making Something to SellRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must know what goods are before creating a product to sell
- Buyers & SellersRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must understand goods and services before grasping buying and selling
- Supply ChainsRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Must understand goods and services before tracing supply chains
Life skills // Entrepreneurship
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