Goods & Services
Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
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“Could your child tell you the difference between a product you buy in a shop and a service like getting a haircut, and give examples of each?”
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- Activity. Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
What to notice. Sort a set of pictures into goods (things you can touch) and services (things people do for you) • Give three examples of goods and three examples of services from their everyday life • Explain that both making things and helping people are valuable kinds of work
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Could your child tell you the difference between a product you buy in a shop and a service like getting a haircut, and give examples of each?
Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
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- Sort a set of pictures into goods (things you can touch) and services (things people do for you)
- Give three examples of goods and three examples of services from their everyday life
- Explain that both making things and helping people are valuable kinds of work
“Could your child tell you the difference between a product you buy in a shop and a service like getting a haircut, and give examples of each?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Entrepreneurship
- Age range
- Ages 5–7