Ages 4+ · Money · The story of money
Trading with a neighbour
🍎apples🔄swap🍞bread😊both happy
A swap with a neighbor.The big ideaA swap is fair when both friends are happy.
How it works
A swap is when each friend gives something and gets something back.
A swap is fair when both friends are happy.
A big loaf needs more than one small apple.
Example 1: Apples for bread
- Pip hands over some apples.
- Mo hands back a loaf.
- Both friends are happy.
Example 2: Is one apple enough?
- A loaf is big, and an apple is small.
- One apple is too little for a loaf.
- Three apples made the scale level, and that was fair.
🍎apple🍎apple🍎apple🍞one loaf
A fair swap.Example 3: Your own swap
- Pick two small things, like a sticker for a sticker.
- Each friend gives one and gets one.
- Then ask, are we both happy?
Words to know
- swap
- Each friend gives something and gets something back.
- fair
- Both friends are happy.
- baker
- Someone who bakes bread.
Watch out
- Taking something without asking is not a swap. We ask first.
- Giving a gift is not a swap, because nothing comes back.
- A swap is fair only when both friends are happy.
Try it
- Who gave the apples, Pip or Mo?
- Is a sticker for a sticker a swap?
- Is eating an apple a swap?
- When is a swap fair?
Answers: 1. Pip · 2. yes · 3. no · 4. when both friends are happy
Try at homeWith a grown-up, help a friend swap one small thing, like a sticker for a sticker. Both of you should be happy.
For grown-upsTry one small swap at home, like a sticker for a sticker, and ask your child whether both of you are happy with it.