Lesson plans
These lesson plans have been devised for use with pupils in Year 7 and Year 8 of secondary school. More resources to follow soon.
Lesson Plan 1: Fairtrade living
Learning Objective:
To identify where our money goes when we buy both Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade products
Lesson plan 1
Fairtrade living powerpoint presentation
Where does our money go?
Fairtrade means sheet
Starter quiz
Lesson Plan 2: Fairtrade logos
Learning Objectives:
To identify why the Fairtrade logo is effective
To design your own logo for Fairtrade goods
Lesson plan 2
Logos powerpoint presentation (2 Mb)
Lesson Plan 3: Advertising Fairtrade
Learning Objective:
To identify how to make Fairtrade products appeal to different audiences
Lesson plan 3
Advertising powerpoint presentation (4.5Mb)
Information for the whole school:
People & Planet
Fairtrade action guides – how to make your school Fairtrade.
TEACHING RESOURCES FOR Key Stage 1 & 2
KS2 RE & Citizenship Education, Geography, ICT
Supercake pack! - Cross-curriculum activities about how cake ingredients affect people worldwide. Includes activities on Fairtrade.and organising a cake fundraiser.
KS2 & 3 Citizenship Education, Design & Technology, English
CAFOD: Focus on Fairtrade – includes a colourful poster and activities to follow-up an introductory lesson on Fairtrade.
TEACHING RESOURCES FOR KEY STAGE 3, 4 & 5
Geography/Citizenship Education
Christian Aid: The Trading Game – a simulation game for the whole class to generate interest in, and understanding of the current world trading system.
RE
Christian Aid: Poverty – which hand have you been dealt? – Learning resources about what it means to live in poverty and how Chistian Aid works to alleviate this. Ghana case study can be used as a background lesson to one on Fairtrade i.e. how Fairtrade can help to alleviate poverty.
