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Planning for the Future Quiz

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 6: Rainy Days are never far away! (Transition Year/Leaving Cert Applied)

Test your knowledge of terminology related to savings and investments with this true or false quiz. Read more

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Lesson Plan: Shopping

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

Learner Group: Junior Certificate Age group: 12-15 years No of classes: 2 classes @ 40 minutes each Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate (Home Economics, Business Studies) Learning Outcomes Skills: To develop communication, investigation and identification skills Attitudes: To adopt good shopping practices Knowledge: To know the techniques used by companies to encourage buying. Teaching and Learning Materials Tool 1: Power Point presentation (optional) Tool 2: Worksheet: (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Budgeting for Teens

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

Learner Group: Junior Certificate Age Group: 12 - 15 years No. of classes: 1 session of 40 minutes Curriculum context: Junior Certificate (Home Economics and Business Studies) Learning Outcomes Skills: Students will be able to plan a budget for themselves or for a family Students will demonstrate their understanding of the concept of balancing a budget Attitudes: Students will appreciate the benefits of budgeting Knowledge: Students will be able to explain the key terms related to (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Making a Complaint About Advertising

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 6 : Making a Complaint about Advertising (Leaving Certificate Level)

Target Group: Transition Year. This topic would ablso be suitable for Further Education and Adult Education levels. Age Group: 15 -17 years. Time: 1 session @ 40 minutes Curriculum Context: This topic is a follow on to the Lesson: Advertising (Lesson 4 in Spending). Learning Outcomes Skills: Critical analysis and evaluation of case studies Attitudes: Differentiation and judgement of valid/invalid complaints Knowledge: Identification and construction of complaints and how to access (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: I want it now!

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Learner Group: Post-Primary Students - Junior Certificate Age group: 12-16 years of age No of Classes: 2/3 classes @ 40 minutes per session Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate: Business Studies (The Business of Living); Home Economics (Consumer Studies) Transition Year Business Learning Outcomes Skills: Identify different sources of finance Understand the pros and cons of borrowing Calculate the cost of different types of borrowing Be able to apply for a loan (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Credit Uncovered

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 4 : Credit Uncovered (Junior Certificate Level)

Target Group: Junior Certificate, 12-15 years Time: 1 session @ 40 minutes Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate (Home Economics, Business Studies) Learning Outcomes Skills: Communicating Investigating Identifying Brainstorming Attitudes: To adopt good credit practices Knowledge: Awareness of the terminology involved in credit buying. Teaching and Learning Materials Required Tool 1: Worksheet - Credit Uncovered Tool 2: Information Sheet - Credit Cards Group (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Getting a loan from the Credit Union

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

Target Group: Post-Primary - Junior Certificate Students, 12-16 years NFQ Level 3 Time: 2 or 3 sessions @ 40 minutes Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate : Business Studies (The Business of Living) ; Home Economics (Consumer Studies) Transition Year Business Learning Outcomes Skills: Distinguish between Credit Unions and other Banking Institutions Identify different services offered by Credit Unions Understand the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money Be able to (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Comparing Savings Accounts

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 2 : Comparing Savings Accounts (Junior Certificate Level)

Learner Group: Junior Certificate/Transition Year/Leaving Certificate Age group:14yrs – 18yrs Time: 1 or 2 x 40 minute classes Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate: Business Studies, Home Economics, CSPE Transition Year modules/courses; Lifeskills, Business Studies Leaving Certificate: Home Economics Further Education modules: General studies Learning Outcomes Skills: List the benefits of savings Recognise the types of savings accounts/methods that are low/medium/high risk (...) Read more

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Lesson plan: Saving for a rainy day!

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 3 : Saving for a Rainy Day! (Junior Certificate Level)

Target group: Junior Certificate Age group: 12-15 years Time: 1 @ 40min lesson Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate (Home Economics, Business Studies) Learning Outcomes Skills: Communicating Investigating Identifying Filling in application from for a bank account. Attitudes: To adopt good saving practices. Knowledge: Awareness of the terminology involved in saving How to go about setting up an account. Teaching and Learning Materials Tool 1: Worksheet - (...) Read more

Junior Certificate , Banking , Budget and cash flow , Risk , Lessons , Home Economics , Business Studies , SPHE

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Lesson plan: How to Complain!

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

Target Group: Junior Certificate (12-15 years) Time: 1 class @ 40mins Curriculum Context: Junior Certificate (Home Economics, Business Studies) Learning Outcomes Skills: Problem Solving Investigating Identifying Brainstorming Attitudes: To be aware of consumer rights Knowledge: To know of the procedure involved in making a complaint To understand the terminology involved in the Small Claims Court Teaching and Learning Materials Required Tool 1: (...) Read more

Junior Certificate , Making a complaint , Lessons , Home Economics , Business Studies

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Quiz: Budgeting Terminology

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

Test your knowledge of budgeting terminology by filling in the missing words. Read more

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Credit and Credit Cards Quiz

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 4 : Credit Uncovered (Junior Certificate Level)

Students can test their knowledge of credit and credit cards with this online multiple choice quiz. Read more

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Credit Unions Quiz

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

Students can test their knowledge of credit unions using this online quiz. Read more

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Savings Quiz

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 3 : Saving for a Rainy Day! (Junior Certificate Level)

Test your knowledge with the multiple-choice on-line quiz. Read more

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Small Claims Court Quiz

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

Test your knowledge of the Small Claims Court. Click on the link to access the quiz. Read more

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Tool 2: Worksheet - Shopping Outlets

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

Students are asked to match shopping outlets with the correct description of the outlet type. Click on the link to access the Student Worksheet. Read more

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Tool 1: Worksheet - Budgeting

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

The Budgeting worksheet asks students to consider the importance of budgeting. Click on the link to access the student worksheet. Read more

Junior Certificate , Budget and cash flow , Tools , Home Economics , Business Studies

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Tool 1: PowerPoint Presentation

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

The PowerPoint Presentation introduces the topic and provides material for discussion on advertising. There are some questions posed in the final slide that students could think about. Click here to go to Powerpoint Presentation Read more

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Tool 1: How to make a complaint about advertising

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 6 : Making a Complaint about Advertising (Leaving Certificate Level)

Guidelines on the procedures for making a complaint about advertising. Click here to access the Guidelines Read more

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Tool 1: Case Study - The Ryan Family

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Case Study Read more

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Tool 1: Credit Uncovered Worksheet

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 4 : Credit Uncovered (Junior Certificate Level)

Students are asked to complete a worksheet on the topic, ’credit’. Worksheet Read more

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Tool 1: Powerpoint Presentation on Credit Unions

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

Click here to go to Powerpoint Presentation. Read more

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Tool 1: Budget Planner

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 2 : Comparing Savings Accounts (Junior Certificate Level)

This worksheet allows the user to budget for savings from their weekly/monthly income Worksheet - Budget Planner Read more

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Tool 1: Worksheet - Complaining

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

Worksheet Read more

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Tool 2a: Answers to Shopping Outlets worksheet (for teachers use!)

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

Click on the link to access the answers to the Shopping Outlets worksheet. Read more

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Tool 3: How shops encourage you to buy buy buy!

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

This resource examines some of the techniques that shops use to encourage shoppers to buy. Click on the link to access the information sheet. Read more

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Tool 4: Worksheet - Shopping List

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

This worksheet looks at the family food shopping list. Click here to access the student worksheet. Read more

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Tool 5: Worksheet - Shopping Technology

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

This worksheet looks at the use of technology when shopping today. Click on the link to access the student worksheet. Read more

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Tool 6: Worksheet - Receipts

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

This worksheet explores the value and purpose of receipts when shopping. Click here to access the student worksheet. Read more

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Tool 7: Crossword - Shopping

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

Students can test themselves on shopping terminology with this crossword. Answers to the crossword are provided in Tool 7a. Click on the link to access the shopping crossword. Read more

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Tool 7a: Shopping Crossword Answers

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

This tool provides answers to the crossword (for teachers use!) Click on the link to access the Shopping crossword answers. Read more

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Tool 2: Worksheet - My Budget

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

Students are required to plan a weekly budget for a teenager in this worksheet. Click on the link to access the worksheet. Read more

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Tool 3: Worksheet - Budgeting for a Family

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

Students are asked to work out a family budget for the Jones Family (case study). Click on the link to access the Budgeting for a Family worksheet. Read more

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Tool 4: Budgeting for a Family - answer sheet

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 3: Budgeting for Teens (Junior Certificate Level)

Tool 4 provides the answers to the Budgeting for a Family case study (Tool 3). For teachers use! Click on the link to access the answer sheet. Read more

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Tool 2: Advertising all around us (for teachers use)

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

This activity aims to make students aware of the fact that advertising in some format or other is part of their everyday lives and surrounds them in everything they do. Click on the link to access the teachers resource sheet on advertising. Read more

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Tool 3: Advertising all around us (student sheet)

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

Students try to fill in the grid identifying all the sources of advertising they have experienced. Click on the link to access the student worksheet. Read more

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Tool 4: Vocabulary (for teachers use)

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

The correct answers to the student worksheet (Tool 5) are provided here. Click on the link to access the completed answer sheet. Read more

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Tool 5: Vocabulary (Student worksheet)

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

In this worksheet the students match the ’advertising’ words in the first column with the appropriate explanation in the second column. Click here to access the Student Vocabulary Worksheet Read more

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Tool 6: Techniques Used in Advertising

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

Many advertisements try not just sell a product but also a way of life. Various techniques are used to achieve this end. In this worksheet students are asked to identify advertising campaigns that use a range of these selling techniques. Click on the link to access the worksheet. Read more

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Tool 7: Extracts from the Children’s Advertising Code

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 4: Advertising (Transition Year Level)

These extracts from the Children’s Advertising Code should be copied for students. They will be used with the questions on the code in Tool 8. Click here to access the Extracts. Read more

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Tool 1: PowerPoint Presentation

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

The Powerpoint presentation introduces the topic shopping to the students. Click here to open Shopping Powerpoint Presentation Read more

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Quiz: Shopping

Into: Lessons Spending Lesson 2: Shopping (Junior Certificate Level)

Test your knowledge of shopping terminology Read more

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Tool 2: Handout - Types of Savings Accounts

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 2 : Comparing Savings Accounts (Junior Certificate Level)

This information sheet contains information on the range of savings products available. Handout - Savings Accounts Read more

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Tool 2: Worksheet - Sources of Finance

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Worksheet - Sources of Finance Read more

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Tool 3: Worksheet - Pros & Cons of Borrowing

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Pros & Cons of Borrowing Read more

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Tool 4: Worksheet - Calculating Costs

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Worksheet - Calculating Costs Read more

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Tool 5: Worksheet - Loan Application

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Loan Application Worksheet Read more

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Tool 6: Crossword

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 2: I want it now! (Junior Certificate Level)

Crossword Read more

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Tool 2: Exercise 1 Buying a Car

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 3: Borrowing Money to Buy My First Car (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

In this exercise the students investigate the costs associated with buying a car. Exercise 1 Buying a Car Read more

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Tool 3: Handout on Borrowing

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 3: Borrowing Money to Buy My First Car (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

This Tool provides information of Hire Purchase Agreements and Personal Loans. Handout on Borrowing Read more

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Tool 4: How Much Can I Borrow?

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 3: Borrowing Money to Buy My First Car (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

This exercise allows the students to calculate how much they can afford to borrow. Exercise 2 - How much can I borrow? Read more

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Tool 2: Information sheet - Opening a bank account

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 3 : Saving for a Rainy Day! (Junior Certificate Level)

This information sheet looks at the various reqirements of the bank when a person is opening a new account. Information Sheet Read more

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Tool 3: Activity - Opening a bank account

Into: Lessons Saving/Investing Lesson 3 : Saving for a Rainy Day! (Junior Certificate Level)

Personal Current Account Application Form Read more

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Tool 2: Loan Application Form

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

Students complete a mock application form which will be used in the role play exercise later in the lesson. Students should use ficticious details, names etc. Loan Application Form Read more

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Tool 3: Steps in the Loan Application Process

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

This worksheet looks at the steps to making a loan application at the credit union. The student is asked to number the steps in the correct order. Worksheet Read more

Leaving Certificate , Junior Certificate , Student loans , Tools , Home Economics , Business Studies , Transition Year , Leaving Cert Applied

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Tool 4: Wordsearch

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 5 : Getting a loan from the Credit Union (Junior Certificate/Leaving Certificate Levels)

Students can use this wordsearch to revise new terminology acquired in this lesson. Wordsearch Read more

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Tool 2: Credit Card Information

Into: Lessons Borrowing Lesson 4 : Credit Uncovered (Junior Certificate Level)

Use this tool to illustrate how credit cards work. Information sheet Read more

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Tool 2: Small Claims Court Worksheet

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

Worksheet Read more

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Tool 3: Small Claims Court Game

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

The teacher will need to print out the sheet below for each group and cut along the dotted lines in advance of playing the game. Click on the link to access the game cards. Read more

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Tool 4: Small Claims Court Application Form

Into: Lessons Protecting/Insuring Lesson 2 : How to Complain! (Junior Certificate)

Form Read more

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Daoine and a n-ioncam

Into: Lessons Spending Ceachta 7: Taispeán dom an t-airgead!

Meaitseáil na doaine thíos leis an cur síos a bhaineann leo. Billeog Oibre Read more

Junior Certificate , Money , Tools , Home Economics , Business Studies

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Ceisteanna agus Freagraí

Into: Lessons Spending Ceachta 7: Taispeán dom an t-airgead!

Junior Certificate , Quiz , Money , Home Economics , Business Studies

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