1. Giving and Receiving

2. Today we will learn…
that sometimes we have to make difficult choices about whether to spend or save our money
that the feelings we have when receiving a present can be different from when we are giving one

3. Why do we give presents?
Families and friends give each other presents for different reasons at different times of the year…
Can you think of times when you give presents?
Can you think of times when you receive presents?

4. How does receiving a present make you feel?

5. How does giving a present make you feel?

6. Mari and Hassan… Mari wants to buy her friend a birthday present…
Hassan wants to buy his baby sister a cuddly toy…

7. Mari’s story…
She is saving her all her money to buy her friend a birthday present.
She gets £2 pocket money each week, and 50p for each of the 3 jobs she does around the house in a week.
What present will she buy her friend?
How long will it take her to save enough for the present?

8. Hassan’s story…
He earns £3 a week for helping around the house, and once every two weeks he cleans his grandfather’s car for £5
He wants to buy his new baby sister a present.
What present will he choose and how much does it cost?
How long will it take him to save this amount of money?

9. What will they buy? How much will it cost?
£60.00
£10.00
£40.00
£25.00
£16.00
£7.50
£55.00
£12.00
£30.00

10. Are presents that cost a lot of money the best to receive?
What about presents that someone makes especially for you?

11. Could you make a present?
1). Make a t-shirt
2). Make a collage/painting 3). Make biscuits 4). Knit a scarf
5). Create a children’s mobile
6). Make candles

12. So today we have learnt…
that sometimes we have to make difficult choices about whether to spend or save our money
that the feelings when receiving a present can be different from when we are giving one