Money and possessions — (Pages 22-23)
KS2/KS3
- Ask the pupils to guess which countries in the world they think are rich and which are poor. Put the pupils into pairs and give each one an atlas and a world map. Ask them to look up the world’s five richest and five poorest countries and mark up this information on their map. Next, ask each pair to discuss the differences between the countries and to list reasons why the countries might be rich or poor. As a class, discuss these reasons.
KS2/KS3
- Ask the pupils, in pairs, to list as many different currencies as possible and the countries in which they are used. Then ask each pair to share their findings with the class and list them on the board. Give the pupils five minutes to try and memorise the countries and their currencies and then do a class quiz to see how many they can remember.
KS2/KS3
- As a follow up activity, pupils could bring in any small amounts of currency left over from a holiday abroad, along with photos of those places (could be places they have visited, or images from magazines or the Internet). Make a wall display titled ‘Where in the World?’ and have the class try to guess the locations of the different places. Depending on the pictures, it may be necessary to give clues.
KS2/KS3
- Encourage the pupils to ask their family or friends who are travelling abroad to send back postcards to the class. Pin the postcards on the wall around a world map, and mark on where they came from. Students could also send postcards to the class during their holidays.
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