Fair Trade

Students write an essay. In this comparison instructional activity, students read about a child's typical day on a fair trade cocoa farm in the Dominican Republic. Students write about a typical morning of a child in the US and make...

Fifth graders study fair trade by role-playing a cocoa bean farming situation. In this fair trade instructional activity, 5th graders role-play as cocoa bean farmers and buyers to learn about fair trade. Students complete a worksheet to...

Unfortunately the world isn't fair, but exactly how unfair is it? In this cross-curricular lesson, young mathematicians explore the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States, using their knowledge of percents and proportions to...

Students discover fair trading in an economy. In this economics instructional activity, students participate in a role playing game in which they must trade their goods with the government in an unfair market. Students discuss the lack...

Sixth graders use the Internet to find information.  In this fair trade instructional activity, 6th graders discuss the concepts of economic interdependence and fair trade.  Students use the Internet to find artisans of products from...

Students investigate Fair Trade Chocolate. In this fair trade lesson, students explore the origins of fair trade chocolate. Students compare fair trade and non-fair trade cocoa.

Students discuss philanthropy. In this fair trade lesson, students discover the meaning of fair trade. They are given the definition and work in small groups to read further on the topic and answer questions. This lesson includes...

Seventh graders participate in different activities as they plan for a fair trade display or event. They design wordsearches and act out scenerios dealing with fair trade practices. They also brainstorm a list of items hat are fairly...

Examine fair trade and the impacts it has on the global community. Kids consider how t-shirts are made, where they come from, and how fair trade works. They design t-shirts that describe the affects of fair trade on various populations...

Young scholars examine the tactics used by groups in the United States to lobby Congress. After reading an article, they discuss the efforts of unions and businesses to lobby Congress regarding the vote on China's trading relations with...