Explain procedures for safe and secure online banking and shopping Identify and take precautions to prevent identity and explain what to do if this happens to them Access and evaluate information on strategies to resolve consumer disputes Identify and explain marketing strategies used in advertising and social media to influence consumer decision-making Responsibility and Enterprise (Year 8) Are you teaching this now? How and when? How might you teach it in future? Explain how individual and collective consumer decisions may have an impact on the broader community and/or the environment Apply informed and assertive consumer decision-making in a range of ‘real-life’ contexts Discuss the legal and ethical issues associated with advertising and providing goods and services to consumers Apply consumer and financial knowledge and skills in relevant class and/or school activities such as student investigations, charity fundraising, product design and development, business ventures and special events Exercise a range of enterprising behaviours through participation in relevant class and/or school activities Practise safe, ethical and responsible behaviour in online and digital consumer and financial contexts
Helps you teach financial literacy through secondary maths using resources and authentic contexts. Duration: 2 Accreditation: TQI (ACT) accredited (expires Dec 2019) NESA (NSW) accredited (expires Jan 2024) Teacher identified activity Audience: Secondary teachers Complementary courses: Teach MoneySmart: Be MoneySmart & Connect MoneySmart: Use MoneySmart. Course outcomes: Examine why financial literacy provides a useful context for teaching mathematics. Explore connections between financial literacy and the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics and its sub-strands. Use MoneySmart teaching resources and tools to create authentic contexts to teaching financial literacy through maths to engage your students. Use MoneySmart teaching resources and tools to develop strategies for adapting resources to suit your student cohort. Build Initial Teacher Education Students' (ITES) professional capability, knowledge and skills. Embed consumer and financial literacy into their future teaching practices and school community. Duration: 1 hour Accreditation: N/A Audience: Pre-service teachers Linked courses: Financial Literacy 101-B Course outcomes: Understand the key concepts of consumer and financial literacy education Understand that being MoneySmart is an essential life skill and that it builds financial health and wellbeing Understand the key policy drivers of Australian consumer and financial literacy education in Australia and their influence on classroom teaching and learning Identify quality Australian Curriculum aligned resources and to support teaching and learning across all year levels and learning areas Builds Initial Teacher Education students' (ITES) capability in consumer and financial literacy education. Review an extensive range of freely available Australian Curriculum aligned resources and applying this learning to the classroom. Duration: 1.5 hours Accreditation: N/A Audience: Pre-service teachers Linked courses: Financial Literacy 101-A Course outcomes: Recognise the in detailed teaching and learning plans Identify and use quality tools and resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum to support teaching and learning in the classroom Develop teaching and learning tasks using money and finances as the context for learning Understand how financial literacy research can be used to engage school communities with consumer and financial literacy education based
Support for teachers of Indigenous students Civics and citizenship Design and technologies Work studies The unit leads students through a step-by-step process to start a small business. Appendix 4 – Digital activities Year Unit Suggested unit of work to use activity with Learning area Description F-2 Ava makes a difference (Big Book) Ava makes a difference English This digital big book introduces the concepts of fundraising and donating. F-2 Goods and services Ava makes a difference Mathematics English HASS This activity helps students understand the difference between goods and services. F-2 Money match Ava makes a difference Mathematics English This resource helps students recognise Australian currency. F-2 Needs and wants Ava makes a difference Mathematics English HASS This resource helps young students consider the difference between needs and wants. F-2 Pay the price Ava makes a difference Mathematics English This activity gives students practice in identifying the value of coins and notes. It also reinforces the concept of exchanging money for goods. 1 Bertie's socks (Big Book) Bertie's socks English This digital big book introduces students to the concepts of planning and needs and wants in the context of a shopping trip. 2 Kieren’s coin (Big Book) Kieren’s coin English This digital big book that introduces students to the concepts of fundraising and planning for an event.
3 Sal's Secret (Big Book) Sal's Secret English This digital big book introduces students to the concepts of planning, goal setting and saving. 3-4 Helping out How much love can fit in a shoebox? The fun begins: budget, plan, profit! Mathematics English HASS This activity gives learners a chance to learn about charities and fundraising. 3-4 Money and people Kieren’s coin English HASS This activity is intended to help young students decide between needs and wants by comparing priorities in other countries. 3-4 Money maps Kieren’s coin English HASS This activity teaches young learners about the history of currency in Australia and around the world. 3-4 Party time Sal's Secret Mathematics English This activity gives young students a chance to organise their own birthday party while managing a budget. 5-6 Calls, messaging and browsing How can we reduce our spending? HASS In this activity students can see the impact that voice, text and data usage have on a pre-paid mobile plan. 5-6 Choosing a mobile plan How can we reduce our spending? HASS In this activity students see the mobile phone needs of four different teens and match these to a sample mobile phone plan. 5-6 Entertainment HASS In this activity students make decisions about how and where to access mobile entertainment such as video and games. 5-6 Fun day out Hey! Let’s have a big day out! The fun begins: budget, plan, profit! Mathematics HASS In this activity, students learn the difference between needs and wants and how to stick to a fixed budget by organising a 'day out' for their class.
5-6 Mobile credit How can we reduce our spending? HASS This activity allows students to explore mobile phone usage and its impact on mobile credit. 5-6 Mobile phone advertising How can we reduce our spending? English HASS This activity teaches students advertising and how to protect their personal information. 5-6 Our big weekend adventure Hey! Let’s have a big day out! The fun begins: budget, plan, profit! Mathematics HASS This resource helps young students gain an understanding of simple budgeting as well as distinguishing between needs and wants. 5-6 Mobile phone security How can we reduce our spending? HASS This activity explores different mobile security issues. 5-6 The cost of cats and dogs...and snakes? It’s raining cats and dogs...and chickens! Mathematics English HASS An interactive video-based resource in which students research the costs and benefits of buying a pet. 7-8 Advertising Economics and business This activity teaches students advertising and how to protect their personal information. 7-8 Consumer rights Economics and business In this activity students learn about their consumer rights when buying a mobile phone. 7-8 Premium services Economics and business In this activity, students experience spam messages, learn what a premium service is and how to subscribe and unsubscribe from one. 7-8 Mobile phone security How can we reduce our spending? Economics and business This activity explores different mobile phone security issues. 7-8 Social media Economics and business This activity provides a real life scenario about managing social networking features and sharing videos and photos. 9-10 Credit and debt Teens talk money Economics and business In this activity, students about the ins and outs of borrowing money.
Year Unit title Resources Learning area Description 9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: Credit and debt Lesson plan Convo Educator guide Mathematics English Economics and business This topic gives young people an overview of borrowing money including types of credit, costs, issues, obligations, credit contracts, legal issues and where to get help if in financial difficulty. 9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: First car Lesson plan Convo Educator guide Mathematics English Economics and business This topic encourages thinking around finding the best deal for the young person's needs, funding the purchase, one-off and ongoing costs, car loans, insurance types, and where to go for help. 9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: job Lesson plan Educator guide Mathematics English Economics and business Work studies This topic addresses a number of topics including budgeting, workplace behaviour, responsibilities, rights and conditions and sources of advice or information. 9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: Moving out of home Lesson plan Convo Educator guide English Economics and business This topic explores both one-off and ongoing costs such as rent, bond, food, phone, utilities, insurance and transport, as well as non-essential expenses. 9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: Online financial transactions Lesson plan Educator guide English Economics and business This topic looks at how to recognise a trusted and secure website, consumer rights, resolving disputes with online sellers, tricks used by scammers, identity theft and where to go for help.
9-10 MoneySmart Rookie: Mobile phone ownership Lesson plan Convo Educator guide English Economics and business This topic investigates working out how much a young person can afford to spend on their mobile, how use affects costs, how to understand mobile phone contracts and responsibilities and knowing who to contact if they need advice. 9-10 First Business Online course (8 modules) App Economics and business Work studies Getting started Personality type for business Budgets and cash flow statements Business planning and support Getting help Legally speaking Understanding risk and insurance Tax and record keeping 9-10 ASIC's Be MoneySmart: Saving, Budgeting & Spending Online module Mathematics Economics and business Health and Physical Education Work studies Students establish savings create a budget and a savings plan. 9-10 ASIC's Be MoneySmart: Personal tax Online module Economics and business Students establish a system for storing receipts and work through tax topics so they can prepare a return. 9-10 ASIC's Be MoneySmart: Superannuation Online module Economics and business Work studies Students compare super funds, work through a super statement and learn how to keep track of their super. 9-10 ASIC's Be MoneySmart: Debt management Online module Mathematics Economics and business Work studies Students compare debt products, to manage credit cards and find out what to do if debt becomes a problem.