Department store Shopping is a life skill that is rarely taught. That is the purpose behind this book, to enable children and young people to acquire experience and to be able to reflect on that experience. It is written as a black line master with a cd of worksheets for the busy teacher. It is particularly useful for ks3/4 and for those students in FE who have are following skills for life/adult skills/basic skills courses. It will also be of interest to teachers in prisons and workplace trainers who need to upskill trainees. This is a flexible resource that will be of use to Welsh teachers for essential skills Wales, other teachers for functional skills and will fit well into the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. The book also covers issues like the use of the Euro and setting up home. The whole purpose of this book is to encourage young poeple to think about money and their attitudes to it.

 

This book is part of a book series called Adult Skills .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 44 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by GLMP Ltd .

Dr Graham Lawler is the writer and broadcaster known as Mr Educator. He can be heard on a number of BBC Stations around the UK, and now on LBC Radio in London. Dr Nancy Mills is an experienced teacher and author. Dr Graham Lawler is a recognised expert in education. Dr Lawler is a regular on BBC programmes and on LBC radio in London. He si the author of Understanding Maths with the late Sir Arthur C Clarke.

This book has the following chapters: What's the cost? Discounts and special prices Dept Store Vocabulary Go Figure! Can you buy any of these? What is the total cost? Dept Store Employees Making Change What would you do? Paying the docket What item will you buy? Comparing costs Calculating Percentages How short are you? Chart the items Chart the purchase The Regular Price Your Savings Shopping for Christmas Your Shopping Spree Your Own Department Store Europe and the Euro Setting up home