Year 1 Economic wellbeing
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Y1 Economic wellbeing
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain how children might get money.
- Explain some different ways to keep money safe.
- Discuss the role of banks and building societies.
- Recognise that people may make different choices about spending or saving.
- Explain that a range of jobs exist in and out of school and that different skills are needed for jobs.
Suggested prior learning
Y1 Citizenship
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What is money?
- To discover what money is and how it helps us.
Lesson 2: Keeping money safe
- To consider ways to keep coins safe.
Lesson 3: What is a bank?
- To recognise the purpose of banks and building societies.
Lesson 4: Saving and spending
- To begin to understand the differences between spending and saving money.
Lesson 5: Jobs in schools
- To identify the different job roles adults have in school.
Lesson 6: Jobs out of school
- To identify and describe different jobs.
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Resources
Unit resources

RSE & PSHE
*New* Knowledge organiser: RSE & PSHE – Year 1 Economic wellbeing
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'Economic wellbeing'.

RSE & PSHE
Vocabulary display – RSE & PSHE Y1: Economic wellbeing
A display version of the key vocabulary from the unit 'Economic wellbeing'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
British values: Democracy, Rule of law, Mutual respect, Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, Individual liberty
English: Spoken language
Maths: Money