General
UNIT 6 ECONOMY
9.1. Basic needs in lifeA. Luxury needs/term basic needs.
Activity 1
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share with others .
We have understood/learnt that:
Basic needs are things that help people to live.They are food, medication, clothes and shelter.
Exercises
1. Explain the term basic needs.
2. Give four examples of basic needs.3. What happens to a child who lacks basic needs?
B. Luxury needs/non-basic needsActivity 2
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Luxury needs/non-basic
needs are things a person wants and if not got a person can still live.Examples include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aeroplanes, sofa sets, cupboards, radios, television sets, computers, torches, etc.
Exercise
1. Name four examples of non-basic needs
2. What is the difference between basic needs and non-basic needs?C. Things which can make people fail to get basic needs:
Activity 3
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood /learnt that:
Things that make people fail to get basic needs are:poverty, drunkenness, laziness, disasters, wars and others.
Exercise
1. Give two examples of disasters that can make people lack basic needs.2. Have you ever lacked basic needs at home? What caused it?
D. Problems caused by lack of basic needsActivity 4
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:Problems causing lack of basic needs:
Exercise
a. Have you ever faced problems because of lack of basic needs?b. What did you do?
HOMEWORK
After reaching home, see if there are families faced by lack of basic needs.
Talk about how you can help them.
6.2. Money
A. Importance of money in a family
Activity 5
Look at the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:Money is important in the following ways:
- We use it to buy what we want and need.
- We use money for buying transport tickets.
- We use money to help our friends.- We use money to pay people who work for us/ workers’ salaries.
We have decided to:
Manage our money well.Exercise
1. Mention the importance of money.2. Mention the importance of money in your family.
B. Reasons of lacking money in our familiesActivity 6
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Reasons of lacking money are:
Lack of jobs
Laziness
Disasters
Large numbers of children.
Misusing it/wastageViolence
We have decided to:
- Avoid wasting water.
- Avoid putting on electricity lights unnecessarily
Exercise
1. What is your role in avoiding the lack of money in your family?
2. Give causes of lack of money in your family.
HOMEWORK
Talk about the causes of lack of money in your family and share how families can solve it.
C. Problems caused by lack of money
Activity 7
Observe the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Dangers of lacking money at home include:
Exercise
1. Have you ever lacked money in your family? What did you do about it?
2. Name the dangers of lacking money at home.
HOMEWORK
While at home, look at your neighborhood the dangers of lacking money.
When you get back to school, share your findings and decide what you can do.
D. Best practices of using money
Activity 8
Look at the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Best practices of controlling money are:
- First make a list of what you want to buy.
- Buy from cheap places.
- Buy goods of high standard.
- Count your money well.
- Avoid buying things which are not on the priority list.
- Keep your money in the bank
Exercise
1. Give the importance of making a list of what you want to buy.
2. Explain the good practices of controlling money.
HOME WORK
In groups, share how you use money at home.
E. Dangers of misusing money
Activity 9
Look at the following pictures, talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Dangers of misusing money at home are:
.Poverty
.Hunger
.Theft/robbery
.Becoming hostile .
.Death .
.Un-happiness
.Quarrels
We have decided to:
Avoid misusing money
HOMEWORK
Together with your parents, talk about the dangers of
misusing money and share with your classmates.
6.3.Public assets
A. Important public assets found in the cell and the village
Activity 10
Look at the following pictures, talk about them and share with others.
We have understood/learnt that:
Public assets are goods used by all people without owning them.
Most important public assets in the village and cell are:
We have decided to:
Use public assets well
Exercise
1. Give examples of public assets.
2. Who protects public assets?
B. Caring for the public assets in villages and cells
Activity 11
Look at the following pictures,
talk about them and share what you have seen.
We have understood/learnt that:
Together with local council leadership,
we have responsibilities for protecting and caring for public assets by:
- Not destroying them
- Protecting them from destroyers
- Sensitizing parents to repair and keep the
We have decided to:
Report destroyers of public assets to our parents and teachers.
Exercise
Give ways how you can help in protecting and caring for public assets in your area.
2. Name the causes of lack of basic needs in life.
3. What are some of the practices done by people who lack basic needs?
4. What would you use the money given to you after winning a competition?
5. What makes family members to lack money?
6. Name the crimes committed by people who don’t have money.
7. Give the importance of making a list of making what you want to buy before buying goods.
8. Differentiate between public needs and personal needs.
9. Put the following in their groups: