Financial Education in Scottish Primary Schools: Money Week
A resource with one activity for each level of primary school to introduce financial issues. For each primary level, a money related task is used as a basis for learning and teaching with additional l ideas on how other areas of the curriculum can be brought in. This creates a week long series of lessons based around the central theme of money: a ‘Money Week’. It has adatptable materials for young people, teachers and parents.
- COST Free to Scottish Schools
- FORMAT Booklet, CD
- PUBLISHED11/06
- PHOTOCOPIABLE Yes
- SPONSORStandard Life
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Learning and Teaching Scotland
- Phone
- 01382 443600
- Email them j.topping@LTScotland.org.uk
- Address
- Scottish Centre for Financial Education
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Graverlyne Road
Dundee
DD5 1NY
ENGLAND
Suitability
- Suitable for key stages 1, 2 & 3
- Suitable for year groups Reception, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
- Suitable for 4 - 12 year olds
Primary outcomes
- Coin recognition
- World currency
- The exchange of money and coins
- Spending
- Household expenses
- Keeping money safe
- Financial records
- The exchange of money
- Ways to spend money
- Deciding what to buy
- The value of money
- Consequences of not budgeting
- Different standards of living
- Bank/building society accounts
- Keeping financial records
- Statements and receipts
- Saving
- Where to save money
- Financial planning
- How to spend money
- Assessing value for money
- Spending satisfaction
NORTHERN IRELAND
Suitability
- Suitable for key stages Foundation, 1, 2 & 3
- Suitable for year groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
- Suitable for 4 - 12 year olds
WALES
Suitability
- Suitable for key stages 1, 2 & 3
- Suitable for year groups Reception, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
- Suitable for 4 - 12 year olds
SCOTLAND
Suitability
- Suitable for year groups P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 & P7
- Suitable for 4 - 12 year olds
Suitable for gifted and talented
Suggested extension activities given for each level.
Assessor's comments
This is a very valuable resource to provide a starting point for teachers if they wish to run a money week. I particularly liked the suggestions given in sections 3 and 5 on how young people can be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning by being actively involved in activities e.g. invite visitors, organising events etc. There are PowerPoints for parents and staff to explain the rationale and are particularly valuable in highlighting how easy it could be for young people to make incorrect assumptions about money if we don’t explain processes to them.
