Kōkiri Learn

Week 5 of 5

Is our plan fair, affordable and safe? Test it, then have our say

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Session 1 · TRACE: Evaluate

Budget workshop

  1. 10 minCriteria: a good proposal is affordable, fair to the people affected, backed by evidence and sustainable over time.
  2. 25 minBuild and stress-test: one group builds the costed proposal for the live decision; another tests it for hidden costs, inflated quotes, interest on borrowing and ongoing maintenance. Swap and improve.
  3. 15 minScam spotter: sort invented messages into safe and scam. Agree three warning signs and the steps to take (stop, check with a trusted adult, report to Netsafe or Scamwatch). Add them to the Money Smarts guide.

Session 2 · TRACE: Evaluate

Have our say

  1. 10 minFinish the submission: what we want, why, the evidence, and what it would cost.
  2. 25 minPresent the costed proposal to a councillor, community board member or council officer, and give them the written submission. Ask them your questions about how decisions are made.
  3. 10 minShare the Money Smarts guide: agree how it will reach whānau (newsletter, a take-home copy, the school website).
  4. 5 minReflect: what is one money habit you will keep, and one way you will have your say in future?

Getting started

Use the submission template with headings and sentence starters, and the budget sheet with price cards.

Stretch

Look up KiwiSaver on Sorted and model how a small weekly saving could grow by the time you are 65.

Checkpoint

The class has made a real submission with a costed proposal, and every student has contributed a section to the Money Smarts guide.

Activities for this week

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