Life Skills Money & Financeusually ages 7–9

Fair Trade & Ethics

Where products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers

How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Explain that the things we buy are made by real people, sometimes in other countries
Describe what 'fair trade' means in simple terms (workers get paid fairly)
Give an example of a kind choice a shopper could make (buying fair trade chocolate, choosing less packaging)

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Try this together

If your child saw a Fairtrade logo on a chocolate bar, could they explain what it means and why it matters?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Buying Thingsages 5–7Must understand buying before considering where products come from and who made them

Needs & Wantsages 5–7Needs vs wants thinking extends to ethical consumer choices

Fair Trade & Ethicsthis skill · ages 7–9

Unlocks

Ethics in Businessages 9–11Cross-domain: fair trade & ethics (Money & Finance) extends to business ethics

Global Tradeages 9–11Fair trade awareness extends naturally to understanding global trade

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Advertising & Spendingages 7–9 Banks & Savingages 7–9 Budgeting Pocket Moneyages 7–9 Earning Moneyages 7–9

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