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Year 3

How does money make you feel?

I know that money can create a range of feelings in different situations.

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How does money make you feel?

I know that money can create a range of feelings in different situations.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Money can make people feel a range of emotions including happiness or sadness.
  2. Money spent is no longer yours. Spending money unwisely can lead to regret and unhappiness.

Keywords

  • Feelings - Something that you feel through the mind or through the senses.

Common misconception

Pupils might not have the vocabulary knowledge to understand all the feelings words within these slides.

Give pupils easy to access visual, verbal or written definitions of the words or alternatively change the choices so suit the class.


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Your pupils will all have slightly different socio-economic backgrounds and this lesson is about the feelings that money evokes. It's worth setting up some ground rules before you begin so that the children feel safe enough to share their thinking on what can be a very sensitive topic.
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Adult supervision recommended

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Tick the words below that are emotional feelings.
Correct answer: Upset
Correct answer: Excited
Metallic
Unfair
Q2.
Tennis balls cost £1.50 but Aisha only has 90 p so she doesn’t have enough. Andeep offers to lend her the rest. How much will Andeep need to lend her?
50 p
Correct answer: 60 p
70 p
80 p
Q3.
Sunglasses cost £12 but Laura only has £10.85 so she doesn’t have enough. Jacob offers to lend her the rest. How much will Jacob need to lend her?
£1.00
£1.05
£1.10
Correct answer: £1.15
Q4.
You should never give away your money to other people. True or false?
True
Correct answer: False
Q5.
Tick the situations where you are giving money.
Saving up for an expensive item.
Correct answer: Donating to charity.
Correct answer: Sponsoring your sibling in a danceathon.
Purchasing a new football.
Q6.
Andeep asks Laura to lend him £3. If Laura agrees, she won’t be able to afford what she wants to buy. She feels a bit pressured. Should she lend him the £3 or not?
Lend
Correct answer: Don't lend

6 Questions

Q1.
Which scenario might make Alex feel cross?
Correct answer: Alex spends all his pocket money on an arcade game but he keeps losing.
Alex buys a birthday present for his little sister with his pocket money.
Q2.
Which scenario might make Sofia feel grateful?
Correct answer: Sofia gets a £5 book token from her grandpa to spend at the book fair.
Sofia buys some new sunglasses.
Q3.
Which scenario might make Aisha feel frustrated?
Correct answer: Aisha buys a game in the shops and then realises that it is cheaper online.
Aisha buys a game in the shops and has some money left over to get a milkshake.
Q4.
Jacob has brought £1 to spend at the cake sale. Izzy has brought £2 to spend. Which of these feelings is most likely to describe how Jacob might feel knowing he’s less money to spend?
Correct answer: Upset
Relaxed
Pleased
Q5.
Aisha goes to buy some sweets but gets to the till and realises she hasn’t got enough money. Which of these feelings is most likely to describe how Aisha might feel stood at the till?
Calm
Excited
Correct answer: Embarrassed
Q6.
Andeep saves up to buy a new game but when he gets to the shops he realises the game has been reduced in price.
Correct answer: Delighted
Disappointed
Determined