Running dictation - Fair trade

The Grade 4 students were learning about fair trade this morning.

They worked in small groups sharing an article about Fair trade using running dictation.

The students practiced their speaking, listening and writing skills as they recreated the text.
After all the groups had finished we recapped the main idea and watched a short clip explaining what free trade is and giving examples of how if can help a community.

To watch the documentary again ...
Fair trade doc

What is Fair trade?

Fair trade is a simple yet incredibly important idea – it’s all about giving the people    who produce the things you buy a fair price for their work.

                     This may seem obvious, but lots of people in poorer countries have to sell their goods at prices so low that they can’t make a decent living.

                     Often, only a tiny bit of the money you pay for something goes to the person who actually made it.  This happens a lot when we import things from poorer countries.

                     Did you know that nearly half the people in the world live on less that £2 a day?

The Fair trade Foundation

                   The Fair trade Foundation was set up to help producers in poorer countries get a fair price for their work.

                   So when you buy something with a Fairtrade logo on it, you know that a fair amount of the money is going towards helping the community where it came from.

                   This extra money is usually put into things that can help the local community – like bicycles to help workers travel to work or new wells to provide water.

The Fair trade Foundation makes sure that all their products come from farms and factories with fair working conditions.  This means that workers are treated well, and children are hopefully sent to school so they can get an education – just like you!.

As well as making sure that people get the money they deserve for the work they do, there is also a lot of work needed to make sure people work in suitable conditions.

The Fair trade Foundation makes sure that all their products come from farms and factories with fair working conditions.  This means that workers are treated well, and children are hopefully sent to school so they can get an education – just like you!.

Fair trade Products

                   There are many everyday foods and products that you can buy with Fair trade.  All are easily identifiable with a special Fair trade sticker.

Some Fair trade foods you will easily spot see are:

Fruits

Chocolate

Tea and Coffee

Sugar and Honey

Peanuts