Life skills // Money & Finance
Taxes & Public Services
What taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money
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Could the learner explain where the money comes from to pay for things like schools and hospitals that everyone uses?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Explain what tax is and that most working adults pay it
- Name at least three things that taxes pay for (schools, hospitals, roads, police, fire service)
- Describe why taxes are needed (everyone chips in so everyone benefits)
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Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Earning MoneyRequired
Money & Finance // Ages 7 to 9
Must understand earning money before learning that governments take a share as tax
- How the Economy WorksHelpful
Money & Finance // Ages 9 to 11
Understanding the economy provides context for how taxes fit into public finance
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Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
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