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 .
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.
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 ! 🐷
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 |
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. 🌈
😊 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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