LIVE BELOW THE LINE RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS Age group: Key Stage 3 Subject: Geography Topic: Poverty Length: 1 x 60 minute lesson
Living on £ 1 a day
Learning outcomes: • Develop numeracy • Explore and appreciate the limited options people have when living off £ 1 a day • Explain the obstacles faced by people living in poverty to improving their lives
What is extreme poverty? Watch the video and write down the definition. Video Extreme poverty = living on £ 1 a day or less
£ 1 a day You have a budget of £ 1 a day. That’s just £ 7 for the week. You will not be able to afford everything you need. In pairs you must decide what you are spending your weekly budget on and why. You can buy more than one of the same item.
The problems caused by only £ 1 a day Join up with another pair. Come up with a list of difficulties people would be likely to face if they had to make these choices about what to spend their money on. To get you started, think about what might happen if • You were often hungry. . . • You suddenly became very sick. . . • You could not afford fuel one week. . . • You could not pay the bus fare into town. . .
What can living in poverty look like? What do you think these hands have been doing?
What can living in poverty look like? What signs of prosperity are there? What do you think daily life is like living here? What are the positives? And the problems? Would you like to live here? Why?
What can living in poverty look like? What’s different? What does this classroom have that’s similar to yours?
What can living in poverty look like? And different? What might be similar about these boys’ lives to yours?
What can living in poverty look like? What would you ask this woman?
What can living in poverty look like? Faced with muddy feet or going hungry, what would choose?
What can living in poverty look like? What do you think has happened in this village?
Are there any solutions? Look at the ideas for overcoming some of these problems. Write down how these ideas could help people deal with the extreme poverty they face. However, there is never a perfect solution. Can you think of some reasons why these ideas might not work?
What can you do? Live Below the Line is a campaign to raise awareness about extreme poverty. By getting people to experience the hardships of living off only £ 1 a day they raise money to try and improve the lives of the 1. 4 billion people around the world making these impossible choices every day. Video Come up with a slogan that encourages people to take part in the campaign.
Taking action against extreme poverty What could this include? Talking Twitter Petitions Media Waste not Raising awareness Learning Buy wisely Your MP
Homework Find out what your family spend on the weekly food shop and work out the cost person. Then write a paragraph answering this question: How does your diet compare to the diets of those living on £ 1 a day?
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