Australian Curriculum / National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework
English Year 5
  • Strand Language/Sub-strand Language for interaction
Content description
-Understand that patterns of language interaction vary across social contexts and types of texts and that they help to signal social roles and relationships (ACELA1501)
  • Strand Literacy/Sub-strand Interacting with others
Content description
-Listen to and respond orally to texts and to the communication of others in informal and structured classroom situations (ACELY1646)
  • Strand Literacy/Sub-strand Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
Content description
-Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources (ACELY1703)
English Year 6
  • Strand Literacy/Sub-strand Texts in context
Content description
-Compare texts including media texts that represent ideas and events in different ways, explaining the effects of the different approaches (ACELY1708)
  • Strand Literacy/Sub-strand Interacting with others
Content description
-Participate in and contribute to discussion clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions (ACELY 1816)
MathematicsYear 5
  • Strand Number and algebra/Sub-strand Money and financial mathematics
Content description
-Create simple financial plans (ACMNA106)
Mathematics Year 6
  • Strand Statistics and probability/Sub-strand Data representation and interpretation
-Interpret secondary data presented in digital media and elsewhere (ACMSP148) /
  • Dimension Knowledge and understanding
-Analyse the value of a range of goods and services in relation to an identified need.
-Identify and discuss the responsibilities of consumers and business.
  • Dimension Competence
-Evaluate the value of a range of goods and services in a variety of ‘real life situations’.
-Interpret information from a variety of invoice accounts including information presented graphically.
-Identify key features used in advertising, marketing and social media to influence consumer decision making.
  • Dimension Responsibility and enterprise
-Identify and describe the impact that the consumer decisions of individuals may have on themselves and their families, the broader community and or/ the environment.
-Examine and discuss the external factorsthat influence consumer choices.
-Practise safe, ethical and responsible behaviour in online and digital consumer and financial contexts.
-Identify where to access reliable information and advice concerning the rights and responsibilities of consumers and business.