Life skills // Money & Finance
Earning Money
Ways that children and adults earn money; the connection between work, skills and pay; that harder or more skilled work often pays more
Quick check
Could the learner explain why some jobs pay more than others and describe a way they might earn some money themselves?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
- Name at least three different ways people can earn money
- Explain why a doctor might earn more than a shop assistant (training, skills, responsibility)
- Describe a way a child could earn money (chores, car wash, selling crafts)
Topic // Map
Where this fits
What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topic- Jobs People DoRequired
Money & Finance // Ages 5 to 7
Must know about different jobs before exploring how earning works in depth
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Earning Money
Ages 7 to 9 // Concept
Leads to
1 topic- Taxes & Public ServicesRequired
Money & Finance // Ages 9 to 11
Must understand earning money before learning that governments take a share as tax
Life skills // Money & Finance
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