As part of Outdoor Learning Day, P4-7 visited our local Post Office shop today. Margaret, the manager of the shop, kindly gave permission for our pupils to carry out a budget challenge working with money on the premises, working with real stock. We made use of what is is our local environment to engage with real-life learning.
The children were given a choice of budget with which to select and plan party food and drink for our imagined class party. They had to choose and cost items on the shelves, decide how many of each item was needed for our group and, thus, give a total unit cost. They then had to find a final cost for all their selected the party items to determine whether they had kept to their budget. If they were over budget, they were required to make decisions as to what items to keep or swap for alternatives.
The session was very productive; providing a real life context for using money. Margaret was keen to lend a hand and help the children make decisions on their ‘purchases’.
Our thanks go to the staff at our local Post Office – community participation! Morning shoppers were happy to see a productive team in action.
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