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Lesson 2: What does budgeting mean?

Recognising the significance of budgeting for informed spending decisions.
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A young girl putting coins into a savings jar on a kitchen table.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Show the Presentation: What am I? and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.

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In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y3: Economic wellbeingLesson 1: How do people pay for things?
Lesson 2: What does budgeting mean?
Lesson 3: How do people feel about money?Lesson 4: What happens when people spend money?Lesson 5: What careers do people have?Lesson 6: Can anyone be anything?
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