Where Does Money Come From?
A €10 note appears—but what happened before it reached your hand?
Learning objectives
- Explain that money is usually earned by providing work or value
- Distinguish earning from receiving a gift
- Name three ways people contribute through work
Vocabulary
- Earn
- To get money by doing work or helping.
- Job
- Work someone does, often to earn money.
- Value
- How much something is worth or how useful it is.
- Income
- Money that comes in, usually from work.
Materials
Minute-by-minute flow
5′
Hook
Teacher does
Reveal a €10 note and ask what happened before it arrived.
Students do
Build a spoken chain of possible events.
10′
Model
Teacher does
Connect work, value and income using a baker example.
Students do
Identify the value created at each step.
20′
Activity
Teacher does
Give groups job and customer cards.
Students do
Match each job to the need or problem it helps solve.
7′
Discuss
Teacher does
Ask whether all valuable work is paid.
Students do
Compare paid work, household help and volunteering.
3′
Exit
Teacher does
Collect one-sentence answers.
Students do
Complete: Money can be earned when…
Check for understanding
Can the learner connect a job to value created, rather than saying money simply comes from a bank?
Exit ticket
Draw one job and label the value it creates.
Support
Use illustrated job cards and sentence stems.
Stretch
Discuss why different jobs may earn different amounts.
Home connection
Ask a grown-up about one task their work helps someone complete.