We choose what we buy

Organisation piloting the Good Practice

IES Pedro de Tolosa

Country

Spain

Description of the good practice

The educational practice consists of going shopping at the shopping center using public transportation. The idea is to go with an economic budget to purchase a piece of clothing and distribute the money if they want or need to buy anymore.

Background

Our school is located in a rural area and the students do not have the autonomy to buy their clothes. They find it difficult to make decisions independently.

With this activity we work on social skills in the relationship between colleagues as well as curricular content (use of money, calculate distances, looking on the internet locating.

Steps to take if you want to implement the good practice from planning to execution and evaluation if included

Advance notice with enough time to motivate them to organize and save money, Estimate time needed for the activity.
Choose what they want to buy and where they can buy it
Involving students in lesson planning.
Decide what transportation we are going to use.
Compare different stores. Choose one and write down the reason.
Make a purchase. Take the pictures of the sale labels.
Hold a meeting to check the accounts
Work the corresponding lesson (maths: percentages; language: explain one idea; technology: use the smartphone to search for information etc.)
Draw conclusions
Free time

Target group/s of the practice

Adolescents with special educational needs in ordinary school.

EQF-3 → Basic VET programmes: first and second level

Number of students involved

15-20

Benefits, impact on the students and learning outcomes

Different way of relating to peers as well as increased self-esteem
With these experiences they can go by themselves and do other activities.
They make their academic learning useful

Suggestions for future users of this good practice

Plan the activity when there are sales in stores.

Other languages

Albania – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Kosovo – Montenegro