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11 topics

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  • Life Skills // Entrepreneurship

    Making Something to Sell

    The experience of creating a product to sell — a craft, a drawing, baked goods; what makes something worth buying; pride in making something others want

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Entrepreneurship

    Who Is a Customer?

    Understanding that a customer is someone who buys what you make or do; thinking about what customers want and need; the idea that businesses serve people

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Entrepreneurship

    Buyers & Sellers

    When someone makes or has something, they can sell it; when someone wants something, they can buy it; introduction to the concept of exchange and transactions

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • 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

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    What Money Is

    What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Coins & Notes

    Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Buying Things

    How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Needs & Wants

    The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Looking After Money

    Keeping money safe; not losing coins or notes; understanding that money has real value and should be treated carefully; basic money responsibility

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Saving Money

    Why people save money; piggy banks and saving jars; setting a savings goal; the idea that not spending now means having more later

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • Life Skills // Money & Finance

    Jobs People Do

    Different kinds of work people do; that people earn money by working; how jobs help the community; linking personal interests to possible jobs

    Ages 5 to 7Concept