Section 3
How can I teach consumer and financial literacy?
To be most
effective, consumer and financial literacy should use real-world,
relevant, engaging contexts where students can develop and practice
their skills, attitudes and behaviours, not just acquire
knowledge.
It is advisable to use inquiry-based learning where possible and
to teach consumer and financial literacy in an integrated
cross-curriculum way. Learning that takes place outside the
classroom involving the wider community is useful.
The National
Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework outlines the learning
outcomes for Foundation through to Year 10. While we are in the
transition period to adopting the Australian Curriculum, you will
still be linking these outcomes to your state and territory
syllabus documents.
To help you take up or develop consumer and financial literacy
in your classrooms you might like to unpack the National Consumer
and Financial Literacy Framework, look at the links to the
Australian Curriculum, and explore the myriad of resources that are
available.
Section 3 contains:
Last updated: 01 Nov 2011
