Contents Key Stage 1 / Foundation Phase Activities A1: Collage page 3 A2: Mobile page 3 A3: Maze page 4 A4: Banana Kebab page 4 A5: Karaoke 1 page 5 A6: Photo Sequence page 5 Key Stage 2 Activities B1: Smoothies page 6 B2: Smoothie Posters page 6 B3: Bake a Cake page 7 B4: Shop leaflet page 7 B5: Photo Journey page 8 B6: Banana Split page 8 B7: Map page 9 B8: Karaoke 2 page 9 Logos and Bananas page 10 Maze page 11 Karaoke 1+2 song page 12 Photos page 13 Banana Split Cards page 14 Map page 15 Acknowledgements Material on pages 5, 8, 9,13 and15 is reproduced from http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/go_bananas/ with the permission of Oxfam GB, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2JY, UK www.oxfam.org. uk/education. Oxfam GB does not necessarily endorse any text or activities that accompany the materials Fair Trade Wales would like to thank the many organisations that contributed to producing this Booklet. Please note, Fairtrade (one word) is used when describing products or the logo, as certified by the Fairtrade Foundation. Fair Trade (two words) refers to everything else, (i.e the concept of trading fairly). With Thanks to everyone from Oxfam, CAFOD, WAG and PEDEC www.fairtradewales.com Written by Sue Richards, Diane Isenberg and Danielle Johnson Design by Ash White Interactive & Squidge Media www.ashwhite.co.uk / www.squidgemedia.com Page 2
Key Stage One A1: Collage KeY Stage ONE Art, PSE Make a banana collage with Fairtrade logo (see template) Talk about how buying bananas with that logo can help people in developing countries Fair Trade banana with logo template (included) Collage materials in blue, black and green and yellow Glue Page 10 To enable pupils to recognise the Fairtrade logo To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and the benefits it can bring A2: Mobile KeY Stage ONE Art, PSE, Maths Give pupils a number of bananas to colour Stick Fairtrade logo on each banana Cut out bananas Hang on strings Discuss range of items that can bb bought with the Fairtrade label - can they think of other products that have Fairtrade logo? Talk about why Fair Trade is important Either use banana template (provided) or pupils could draw their own bananas Copies of Fairtrade logo Yellow crayons/feltpens etc Glue String & needle, or hole punch the bananas to thread string through Scissors Wire coat hangers/dowel/sticks etc Page 10 To develop counting skills To develop fine motor skills To recognise the Fairtrade logo on products To know that by buying Fair Trade bananas they are helping to make the world a fairer place and are helping farmers in other parts of the world. Page 3
A3: Maze KeY Stage ONE Maths, English, Geography Follow the maze to get to get the bananas to school (included page 11) Discuss reasons for buying Fair Trade products Think about ways pupils could use bananas in school eg tuck shop, cooking etc To follow a maze to get to the Fair Trade bananas to school To recognise the Fairtrade logo To think about how buying Fair Trade items can help people in other countries Copies of Fair Trade Maze (included) Crayons etc Fairtrade logo Page 11 A4: Banana Kebab KeY Stage ONE Maths, D&T Cut bananas into big sections and small slices, and thread on to a stick to make a kebab - think about repeat patterns. To add chocolate you could:» Melt Fair Trade Chocolate and pour on» Roll fi nished kebab in Fair Trade drinking chocolate to coat edges of each slice of banana» Have a chocolate fountain (Fairtrade Cooking Chocolate available from selected stores) Talk about benefi ts of Fair Trade to producers of bananas Kebab sticks Fairtrade bananas Fairtrade Chocolate Child friendly knives Cutting boards/ plates For option a) bowl, saucepan, water, wooden spoon, cooker For option b) Fairtrade drinking chocolate For option c) Chocolate Foundation, and Fairtrade cooking chocolate * Please note, in line with Healthy Schools, we only advise using chocolate in cookery classes or for fundraising events, rather than for regular use. Page 4 To develop mathematicals skills of counting and following a pattern etc To design and make a product for a given purpose To enable pupils to recognise the Fairtrade logo To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and the benefi ts it can bring To develop cooperative skills
A5: Karaoke 1 KeY Stage ONE Music, PSE, English To perform a Fair Trade Song (included on page 12) Discuss what song is about Learn as many verses as appropriate Sing verse connected to bananas Use instruments (Fair Trade instruments are available from some stores, or use what you have in school) Can be sang in rounds To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and the benefi ts it can bring To develop cooperative skills To perform Fair Trade song (instruments optional) To develop music, language and listening skills Copies of Fair Trade Song (included) Non tuned percussion instruments Page 12 A6: Photo Sequence KeY Stage ONE Maths, English, PSE Give pupils photos discuss what they can see Sequence photos or make comic strip with the photos To understand how bananas grow and how they get to Wales To recognise Fairtrade logo Photos included - see page 13 For a further photo sequencing activity included, see activity B5 on page 8 Page 13 Page 5
Key Stage Two B1: Smoothies KeY Stage TWO D&T, PSE»»»»»»»»»» To make Fair Trade banana smoothies: Cut up fruit Place in liquidiser Liquidise with milk/ yogurt Simply serve and enjoy! You could add a scoop of ice cream (Fairtrade ice cream available in some areas) and drink it through a straw Make smoothies using Fairtrade bananas To understand how their actions affect the lives of people in other countries To understand that by buying Fair Trade goods they can help people in southern countries To recognise that everyone has a right to basic needs Discuss types of smoothies you could make - pupils could look up different types of Fairtrade fruit at www.fairtrade.org.uk Discuss benefits to farmers in countries which produce Fair Trade products Discuss how, as a school, they can make a difference to other peoples lives You could also use the Fairtrade logo s included and stick them on each cup SERVES 1: 1 Fairtrade banana 200 mlsmilk 100 mls yogurt 1 tsp Fairtrade sugar (optional) Smootie maker or liquidizer Small cups Optional Page 10 B2: Smoothie Posters KeY Stage TWO English, PSE, ITC Talk about how banana producers benefit if we buy Fair Trade bananas Design poster to advertise Fair Trade smoothies to give to other classes/ sell in tuckshop/ sell to parents Paper Pencils Crayons Copy of Fairtrade logo for pupils to see Computer design program e.g. paint colormagic Page 6 To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and the benefits it can bring To understand the concepts of fair and unfair To persuade people to buy Fair Trade products To understand that by buying Fair Trade goods they can help people in southern countries
B3: Bake Cake KeY Stage TWO D&T, Maths. PSE To bake a Fair Trade Banana Cake Weigh out fl our,butter and sugar Put ingredients in bowl and mix together Beat eggs Add to other ingredients Mix well Mash bananas Add baking powder, bananas (cinnamon) and enough milk to make a thick dropping consistency Grease tin Pour mixture into tin Bake at 350 180 gas degrees mark 4 for about for approximately 1hr. Cool Share and Enjoy Think about how easy it is to incorporate Fair Trade into everyday life here and how it can help farmers in other countries. Make a list of ways Fair Trade products could be used in school and at home e.g fruit tuck shops, sports balls in P.E etc Use Fairtrade ingredients to bake a cake to share Develop cookery skills Learn about how buying Fairtrade ingredients can make a difference to the lives of producers in the developing world To recognise that everyone has a right to basic needs 2 Welsh Free range eggs 125gms Fairtrade Sugar 125gms Welsh butter 150 gms wholemeal SR fl our 3 Fairtrade bananas 125ml milk 2tsps baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) B4: Shop Leaflet KeY Stage TWO English, PSE, ICT Look at a combination of different leafl ets. You can order free Fair Trade leafl ets from here: www.fairtrade.org.uk or www.fairtradewales.com Discuss use of language used to persuade people Write leafl et for a shop in your own local area Discuss main information to get across to the shop keepers To persuade shops in the local area to buy Fair Trade products where possible To understand how their actions affect the lives of people in other countries To understand that by buying Fair Trade goods they can help people in southern countries To recognise that everyone has a right to basic needs Copies of leafl ets Pen & paper Computer Page 7
B5: Photo Journey KeY Stage TWO English, Geography, PSE Explain that the photos follow the journey of a banana from planting in St Vincent to being sold in a supermarket in the UK. Divide the class into groups. Give each group one photo and ask them to decide what is happening in it. Ask them to draw what they think might have happened to the banana before the stage shown in the picture, and what might happen afterwards. When they have fi nished, they can display their pictures as a time line with the original photo. Photos from the photo gallery (on page 13) Large sheets of plain paper Blutak Felt tip pens To introduce the children to the idea of a sequence of events. This activity highlights pupils assumptions, attitudes, and current levels of knowledge - providing a basis for teachers planning. To understand how their actions affect the lives of people in other countries. To understand that by buying Fair Trade goods they can help people in southern countries Text to accompany photos on page 13: A. Bananas at the warehouse being inspected and sorted B. Fairtrade bananas in the shops, ready to eat! C. Bananas being shipped. They are shipped in large refrigerators. D. Fairtrade bananas growing, wrapped in plastic to protect them. E. Fairtrade bananas being washed, labelled and boxed F. A hand of bananas. Picked while they are still green. Page 13 B6: Banana Split KeY Stage TWO English, PSE Page 8 Trace the journey of a banana from the banana grower to the fruit bowl, use the banana split resource (page 14) to show pupils the banana chain Ask for 5 volunteers to stand at the front of the class. Ask each volunteer to hold up a sign saying which role in the banana chain they have. e.g banana worker, shipper, shop etc Ask pupils to guess how much each person along the banana chain gets from the sale of a banana Look at the actual answers compared to what the children think would be fair Discuss why this is the case To introduce the banana chain (what happens to the banana before it reaches the consumer) Discuss how fair who gets what is from the sale of bananas Banana split image included (CAFOD) Answers for banana game: Banana worker 1p, Plantation owner 5p, Shipper 4p, Shop or supermarket 13p, Importer and ripener 7p, Total 30p For further banana chain activities see the banana split game www.cafod.org.uk Page 14
B7: Map KeY Stage TWO Geography, ICT, PSE Ask the children to mark these countries on the outline map (on page 15), by looking them up in an atlas. These are countries where bananas grow: Northern Australia Costa Rica Kenya Honduras Nicaragua Windward Islands Kenya Tanzania Philippines Thailand India To give practice in reading and using world maps. To help children understand that different crops grow best in different regions of the world List of countries growing Fair Trade bananas World map Atlas Page 15 Do the children notice anything about where these countries are located? What explanation can they give for this? Explain to the children that bananas grow in hot climates Discuss how buying Fair Trade helps producers and their families to have a better life. B8: Karaoke 2 To perform a song Discuss what the song is about Write new verses connected to bananas To understand how their actions affect the lives of people in other countries To understand that by buying Fair Trade goods they can help people in southern countries To recognise that everyone has a right to basic needs To write addition verses to Fair Trade song KeY Stage TWO Music, PSE, English Song included: Fair Trade Song on page 12 Page 12 Page 9
A1, A2+B1: Bananas and logos colour me in! use me in a collage Page 10
A3: Maze Help get the Fair Trade bananas to school. Page 11
A5 and B8: Karaoke Fair Trade SONG (Sing to the tune of Frere Jacques) Suitable for key stage one Lloyd grows bananas, Lloyd grows bananas They re Fair Trade, they re Fair Trade He can buy some food now He can buy some food now He s been paid Choose Fair Trade! Bill grows mangoes, Bill grows mangoes They re Fair Trade, they re Fair Trade He can build a house now He can build a house now Won t need aid Choose Fair Trade! Suitable for Key Stage Two Grace grows cocoa, she s in Ghana It s Fair Trade, fairly weighed She can go to school now Learn to read and write, cos She s been paid Choose Fair Trade! Shopma grows tea, she s from India It s Fair Trade, fairly weighed She can have new clothes now Can even go to school now Won t need aid Choose Fair Trade! Carlos grows oranges, he s from Cuba They re Fair Trade, fairly weighed He can mend his tractor Share with other farmers He s been paid Choose Fair Trade! Written by Sue Fisher Page 12
A6 and B5: Photos A B C D F E http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/go_bananas Page 13
B6: Banana Split Page 14
Page 15 These countries are where bananas grow Northern Australia Costa Rica Kenya Honduras Nicaragua Windward Islands Kenya Tanzania Philippines Thailand India Find the following countries: B7: Map W S N E
Page 16 Supporting Organisations