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you have £10 in your . A £6, but a £4. If you buy both, your is — and what if up? Every day, of all like this. In this you will how to about like a pro, and how the do make our . 💰
The big is the between NEEDS and WANTS. A need is you have to , and to — like , or a . A want is that would be to have but you could — like a or a . the you make when is .
Needs keep you safe and healthy; wants are nice extras — both cost money, so we must choose.
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Fun 🌍 — who — say that every , and even has to make about needs and wants because no one has . This is called , which there is of for all at .
🗂️ Sort each item into Needs or Wants. Think carefully — some might surprise you! 🤔
A winter coat
A new games console
School lunch
Extra toppings on a pizza
Shoes for PE
A collectable toy
Medicine when you are ill
A cinema trip
Now let us about . A is to before you buy . Ask : Do I need this? Can I it more ? Could I and up ? even a few you is it — this is called being a . a who things.
The thoughtful consumer check: pause and ask three questions before you spend.
some of it . of a like a — every you add is a . Many use a : when you , a bit , then what to the on. Even 20p a up to over £10 in a ! 🐷
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Top tip 💡 Try the , , . any you into : some for , some on what you need or now, and a — for a or a for . This can a !
🧩 Priya receives £5 pocket money. Put her smart money steps in the right order, from first to last. 🪙
She makes her final choice and feels proud of her decision
She checks whether her wants are affordable with what is left
She puts £1 into her savings jar first
She lists what she needs and what she wants to buy
Priya receives £5 pocket money
through . There are of , and every one to our . A . A bus get around. A . A . A . any one of these , would be much for . All has — . 🤝
Job
How it helps the community
Doctor or nurse
Keeps people healthy and cares for the sick
Teacher
Helps children learn and reach their potential
Supermarket worker
Makes sure families can buy food they need
Police officer
Helps keep people safe and enforces the law
Engineer
Designs roads, bridges and buildings we all use
Chef or baker
Prepares meals and food for people to enjoy
How different jobs help our community 🌟
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Did you know? 🔍 In the UK there are more than 600 job by . Some have for of , like and . , like app or , did not 30 ago. The of !
🔗 Match each job to the main community benefit it provides. Can you get them all? 🎯
Firefighter 🚒
Librarian 📚
Dentist 🦷
Delivery driver 📦
Scientist 🔬
You have about what you want to do when you up — that is called an , which a or for your . Your can as you and new , and that is . What now is that all of , that need , and that the you — like , and being — will you in any job. 🌈
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😊 If you about at , it is to to a — a , or . They can . You are , and there are job it is to when things .
Quiz time! 📝
Money, Choices and the World of Work — Check Your Learning! 🏆
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