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Dream Playgrounds

This is an engaging and comprehensive resource that can be used immediately by teachers. It is designed for use with computers but can easily be adapted if only one is available for a class. The option to set a budget introduces a significant level of challenge and develops pupil’s decision making skills and more able activities are included. There are several resource sheet including interactive spreadsheets. There are very good teachers notes which include activities to check understanding.

COST FREE
FORMAT Website
DURATIONApproximately 8 hours
PUBLISHED10/07
PHOTOCOPIABLE No

SPONSORRoyal Bank of Scotland

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Phone: 0207 401 4000
Fax: 0207 401 4001
Email: Email them Katherine.mengardon@edcoms.co.uk
Address: 11th Floor Capital Tower 91 Waterloo Road London
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ENGLAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
SCOTLAND

ENGLAND

Suitability

Suitable for key stage 2
Suitable for year groups 4, 5 & 6
Suitable for 8 - 11 year olds

Primary outcomes

Secondary Secondary - Key Concepts

Capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.2)
Risk (PSHE Education EWBFC/PWB 1.3)
Economic understanding (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.4)
Healthy lifestyles (PSHE Education PWB 1.2)
Relationships (PSHE Education PWB 1.4)
Creativity (Mathematics 1.2)
Democracy and justice (Citizenship 1.1)
Rights and responsibilities (Citizenship 1.2)

Secondary Key Processes

Enterprise (PSHE Education EWBFC 2.3)
Decision-making and managing risk (PSHE Education PWB 2.2)
Developing relationships and working with others (PSHE Education PWB 2.3)
Representing (Mathematics 2.1)
Analysing (Mathematics 2.2)
Communicating and reflecting (Mathematics 2.4)
Taking informed and responsible action (Citizenship 2.3)

Secondary Range and Content

Knowing about a range of economic and business terms including the connections between markets, competition, price and profit (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Calculations and manipulations with real numbers (Mathematics Number and Algebra 3.1)
The handling data cycle (Mathematics Statistics 3.3)
Actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond (Citizenship 3)

NORTHERN IRELAND

Suitability

Suitable for key stage 2
Suitable for year groups 5, 6 & 7
Suitable for 8 - 11 year olds

WALES

Suitability

Suitable for key stage 2
Suitable for year groups 4, 5 & 6
Suitable for 8 - 11 year olds

SCOTLAND

Suitability

Suitable for year groups P4, P5 & P6
Suitable for 8 - 11 year olds

Suitable for gifted and talented

The activities have higher order thinking built into them such as evaluating and creating which will extend the more able. There are also extension activities for each section and specific mention of tasks for the more able.

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