Money and the World of Work: Session 1
CURRENCY
Pounds and PenceEach letter of the alphabet has a value. How much is your name worth?
A B C D E F G H I J
1p 2p 5p 10p 20p 50p £1 £2 £5 £10
K L M N O P Q R S T
£20 1p 2 5p 10p 20p 50p £1 £2 £5
U V W Y Z
£10 £20 13p 1p 2p
Pounds and PenceEach letter of the alphabet has a value. How much is your name worth?
A B C D E F G H I J11p 2p 25p 99p 15p £0.50 £1.03 £2 35p £8.75
K L M N O P Q R S T£0.61 16p £1.50 235p £2.70p 90p 50p £0.05 30p 63p
U V W Y Z
27p £15 13p 118p 2p
Needs and Wants
Get into pairs or small teams and start to sort a number of the property cards into two piles; ‘Needs’ and ‘Wants’.
Extension: put the cards in order according to price and estimate how much each one is worth. What would you choose to buy if you only had £5?
What would you do?
• There is a new computer game out on Monday; it costs £40 and you desperately want it. You only have £30 though, and your brother offers to lend you £10 if you pay him back £15 next week; once you’ve been given pocket money by your parents.
What would you do?
Each team will be given 3 to 4 problem cards.
With your team leader or volunteer, have a discussion to find a solution for each problem.
Choose a spokesperson for your team to report back on your ideas.
Summary
• People all around the world use different currencies to buy and sell things.
• We have to make informed choices about the way we spend our money.
• Next time we will look at how Money works in the world of work!
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