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Consumer Stuff for kids (PDF, 6.2 MB) - Consumer Affairs Victoria

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Finding Out Ongoing Assessment and Notes to the Teacher<br />

Invite a parent or member of the local school<br />

community involved in fundraising to speak to the<br />

class. The person may raise funds <strong>for</strong>:<br />

• the school,<br />

• a sporting club,<br />

• a community group,<br />

• a church group etc.<br />

Students could ask:<br />

• Is it easy to make money <strong>for</strong> the charity?<br />

• How do you raise money?<br />

• Why do you work <strong>for</strong> a charity?<br />

• How does it make you feel?<br />

• Do you have any tips on how our class could<br />

best raise money?<br />

Guiding Question:<br />

How could our class make money?<br />

Ask students to list the ways they have seen other<br />

groups raise funds. For example, entry fee <strong>for</strong><br />

colouring competition, sausage sizzle, car wash,<br />

cake stall, raffle, guess the number of lollies in<br />

the jar, coin drive competition between each<br />

class, silent auction, casual clothes day etc.<br />

As a class make a list of the top 5 ideas.<br />

Students can either:<br />

1. In groups apply the Plus Minus Interesting<br />

(PMI) technique to the top 5 fundraising<br />

ideas. Groups can then share their PMI<br />

reports.<br />

Dance-a-thon Car Wash<br />

PLUS MINUS INTERESTING<br />

Fun, Teachers<br />

and parents<br />

would pay<br />

We have a<br />

school hall to<br />

use<br />

School doesn’t<br />

have buckets,<br />

car wash<br />

detergent<br />

Not everyone<br />

likes dancing.<br />

We could<br />

work in teams<br />

to wash cars<br />

quickly.<br />

We could<br />

teach<br />

everyone<br />

dance steps.<br />

2. Develop a survey which asks respondents<br />

(students, teachers, parents) their preferred<br />

fundraising event.<br />

Assess students’ ability to <strong>for</strong>mulate<br />

appropriate questions <strong>for</strong> the classroom<br />

visitor.<br />

Students will:<br />

• ask questions and listen to responses<br />

• construct questions by building on responses<br />

given, that will extend them further in their<br />

fundraising investigations<br />

• record in<strong>for</strong>mation accurately.<br />

To generate fundraising ideas, visit http://www.<br />

fundraisingideas.com.au/fundraisingideas.htm<br />

Suggestions include a class cookbook design,<br />

silent auction, and the “guess the lolly”<br />

competitions.<br />

To further extend the students’ fundraising ideas<br />

use the “Random Letter technique”. Randomly<br />

select a letter from the alphabet and encourage the<br />

class to think of fundraising ideas which link<br />

to that letter. For example, letter D - dancing<br />

competition, dog parade, donkey rides etc.<br />

CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA NEED CONSUMER HELP? 1300 55 81 81 www.consumer.vic.gov.au<br />

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