Learning Map
Life SkillsMoney & Financeusually ages 7–9

Advertising & Spending

How advertising tries to influence what we buy; being a critical consumer; understanding 'value for money'; the difference between emotional and rational spending

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When your child sees an advert for a toy or game, can they recognise that the advert is trying to make them want to buy it?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Needs & Wantsages 5–7Must understand needs vs wants to critically evaluate advertising
Buying Thingsages 5–7Buying experience provides context for understanding advertising pressure
Advertising & Spendingthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
How the Economy Worksages 9–11Advertising knowledge helps understand how markets influence behaviour

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M3M06low confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3N07low confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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