Lesson 4: What is value for money?

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If required, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

This activity revisits learning from Lesson 3: What does budgeting mean? to help the children recall key vocabulary.

Show the Presentation: 3, 2, 1 and ask the children to recall three ways of budgeting, two words linked to budgeting and one difference between saving and budgeting.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y4: How can I spend money responsibly?Lesson 1: How do people pay for things?Lesson 2: Why keep track of money?Lesson 3: What does budgeting mean?

Lesson 4: What is value for money?

Lesson 5: What happens when people spend money?Lesson 6: How do people feel about money?

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 10 September 2026

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