Fairtrade Fortnight resources

This is a very simple powerpoint. The idea is for slide 2 to give out chocolate unfairly. It is very simple, so children could make up another slide and add it if this were to be developed in other lessons for example. By the way there are 3000 fairtrade products now.(Question asked in slide)

INTRODUCING PABLO THE SUPER BANANA!

Pablo the Super Banana is on a mission to help younger learners find out how bananas are grown and how they end up in our shops.

Pablo the Super Banana supports Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learning goals around communication and language, understanding the world, literacy and art.

Use Pablo's story to talk to children about bananas and farming, and follow the Fairtrade Schools Alternative Learner Audit which will enable settings of children aged 3-7 years, or SEN learners to complete the audit which is a requirement for the Fairtrade School Awards. Children can colour and create their own trolley and fill it with their favourite things, from flowers to fruit, and even create their own superhero banana using the cartoon eyes!

This pack was researched and tested with a variety of SEN, nursery and preschool settings and includes tips for adaptation in SEN settings.

If your nursery, pre-school, infant school or SEN setting would like to become a Fairtrade School, why not get a printed pack at http://schools.fairtrade.org.uk/resource/pablo-the-super-banana/?

I used this to introduce the children to poverty and how Fairtrade aims to give the workers a fair deal to be able to provide for themselves and their families. Print a Talking Team worksheet for each pupil, pair or trio. Pupils work in groups and discuss the questions on the sheet. Regroup pupils, listen to their thoughts and ideas on picture 1 and then reveal the true image on the PowerPoint slide. Pupils examine the image quietly for 30 seconds and then share their thoughts. Pupils responded really well to this activity.

I made smoothies with my class as part of fairtrade week. I made these sheets, to take us through the week to get the children to understand how much their smoothies would cost! Hopefully they're useful to someone out there! :o)