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ContentsKey Stage 1 / Foundation Phase Activities

Activity A1: Collage page 3Activity A2: Mobile page 3Activity A3: Maze page 4Activity A4: Banana Kebab page 4Activity A5: Karaoke 1 page 5Activity A6: Photo Sequence page 5

Key Stage 2 Activities

Activity B1: Smoothies page 6Activity B2: Smoothie Posters page 6Activity B3: Bake a Cake page 7Activity B4: Shop leaflet page 7Activity B5: Photo Journey page 8Activity B6: Banana Split page 8Activity B7: Map page 9Activity B8: Karaoke 2 page 9

Resources

Logos and Bananas page 10 Maze page 11Karaoke 1+2 song page 12Photos page 13Banana Split Cards page 14Map page 15

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

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.

Written by Sue Richards, Diane Isenberg and Danielle Johnson

Design by Ash White Interactive & Squidge Mediawww.ashwhite.co.uk / www.squidgemedia.com

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Activity

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 •

Aims

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.

Resources

Either use banana template (provided) or •pupils could draw their own bananasCopies of “Fairtrade logo” •Yellow crayons/feltpens etc •Glue • String & needle, or hole punch the bananas •to thread string throughScissors •Wire coat hangers/dowel/sticks etc •

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Activity A1: Collage

Key Stage One

Activity

Make a banana collage with “Fairtrade •logo” (see template) Talk about how buying bananas with •that logo can help people in developing countries

Aims

To enable pupils to recognise the “Fairtrade •logo” To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and •the benefits it can bring

Resources

Fair Trade banana with logo template •(included) Collage materials in blue, black and green •and yellowGlue •

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KeY Stage ONE

Art, PSE

Activity A2: MobileKeY Stage ONE

Art, PSE, Maths

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Activity A3: Maze

Activity

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

Aims

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 •

Resources

Kebab sticks •Fairtrade bananas •Fairtrade Chocolate •Child friendly knives •Cutting boards/ plates • For option a) bowl, saucepan, water, •wooden spoon, cookerFor 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.

Activity

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

Aims

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

Resources

Copies of Fair Trade Maze (included) •Crayons etc •“Fairtrade logo” •

KeY Stage ONEMaths, English, Geography

KeY Stage ONEActivity A4: Banana Kebab Maths, D&T

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KeY Stage ONE

Activity A5: Karaoke 1Activity

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 •

Aims

To introduce the concept of Fair Trade and •the benefi ts it can bringTo develop cooperative skills • To perform Fair Trade song (instruments •optional) To develop music, language and listening •skills

Resources

Copies of Fair Trade Song (included) •Non tuned percussion instruments •

Activity

Give pupils photos discuss what they can •see Sequence photos or make comic strip with •the photos

Aims

To understand how bananas grow and how •they get to WalesTo recognise “Fairtrade logo” •

Resources

Photos included - see page 13 •For a further photo sequencing activity •

included, see activity B5 on page 8

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Music, PSE, English

KeY Stage ONEActivity A6: Photo Sequence Maths, English, PSE

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Activity B2: Smoothie Posters

Activity B1: Smoothies

Activity

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

Aims

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

Activity

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

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

Resources

Paper •Pencils •Crayons •Copy of “Fairtrade logo” for pupils to see • Computer design program e.g. paint •colormagic

Aims

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

Resources

SERVES 1:1 Fairtrade banana •200 mlsMilk •100 mls yogurt •1 tsp Fairtrade sugar (optional) •Smootie maker or liquidizer •Small cups •

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KeY Stage TWO

KeY Stage TWO

D&T, PSE

English, PSE, ITC

Key Stage Two

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Activity B3: Bake CakeActivity

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

Aims

Use Fairtrade ingredients to bake a cake to •shareDevelop 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

Resources

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) •

Activity B4: Shop LeafletActivity

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

Aims

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

Resources

Copies of leafl ets •Pen & paper •Computer •

KeY Stage TWO

KeY Stage TWO

D&T, Maths. PSE

English, PSE, ICT

Key Stage Two

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Activity B6: Banana Split

Activity B5: Photo Journey

Activity

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 fairDiscuss why this is the case •

Aims

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

Resources

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

Activity

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.

Resources

Photos from the photo gallery (on page 13) •Large sheets of plain paper •Blutak •Felt tip pens •

Aims

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: Bananas at the warehouse being inspected A. and sorted Fairtrade bananas in the shops, ready to eat!B. Bananas being shipped. They are shipped in C. large refrigerators. Fairtrade bananas growing, wrapped in plastic D. to protect them. Fairtrade bananas being washed, labelled and E. boxed A hand of bananas. Picked while they are still F. green.

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KeY Stage TWO

KeY Stage TWO

English, Geography, PSE

English, PSE

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Activity B7: Map

Activity

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 •

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.

Aims

To give practice in reading and using world •maps. To help children understand that different •crops grow best in different regions of the world

Resources

List of countries growing Fair Trade •bananas

World map •Atlas •

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Activity B8: Karaoke 2Activity

To perform a song •Discuss what the song is about •Write new verses connected to bananas •

Aims

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 needsTo write addition verses to Fair Trade song •

Resources

Song included: Fair Trade Song on page •12

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KeY Stage TWO

KeY Stage TWO

Geography, ICT, PSE

Music, PSE, English

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Activity A1, A2+B1: Bananas and logos

colourme in!

use me in a collage

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Activity A1, A2+B1: Bananas and logos Activity A3: Maze

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Help get the Fair Trade bananas to school….

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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 nowHe can buy some food now

He’s been paidChoose Fair Trade!

Activity A5 and B8: Karaoke

Bill grows mangoes, Bill grows mangoes

They’re Fair Trade, they’re Fair Trade

He can build a house nowHe can build a house now

Won’t need aidChoose Fair Trade!

Suitable for Key Stage Two

Grace grows cocoa, she’s in GhanaIt’s Fair Trade, fairly weighed

She can go to school now Learn to read and write, cos

She’s been paidChoose Fair Trade!

Shopma grows tea, she’s from IndiaIt’s Fair Trade, fairly weighed

She can have new clothes nowCan even go to school now

Won’t need aidChoose Fair Trade!

Carlos grows oranges, he’s from CubaThey’re Fair Trade, fairly weighed

He can mend his tractorShare with other farmers

He’s been paidChoose Fair Trade!

Written by Sue Fisher

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