This games put students in the roles of smallholder tea farmers or supermarket buyers to show how working together can give farmers more power in the supply chain. As well as instructions for teachers, you will need to download and cut up.

This activity demonstrates the power that students have as consumers. Using graphs and percentages to present information, this activity fits in well with KS2 Mathematics.

For this activity you will need:

• Milk chocolate – enough of each type of chocolate for every student to taste a little bit of each

• Dark chocolate

• White chocolate

A penny (or token) for every child in the class.

Learn about Fairtrade flowers through this reading comprehension exercise. Download the Fairtrade flowers fact sheet to learn about the benefits of Fairtrade, the countries where flowers grow and more interesting facts! Perfect for students ages 7-11, this can be used at home or in the classroom.

Try the six comprehension questions to see how much you’ve learnt and put your drawing skills to the test.

Designed for Fairtrade Fortnight 2021, this Education Pack for students aged 7-11 has been produced for teachers and educators to discuss how the climate crisis affects farmers and workers overseas. Through the materials in this pack, young people will have the opportunity to discover how their choices can impact people around the world, but also the planet that we live on.

In this pack, you will find…

• Assembly Plans

• Lesson Plans

• Fairtrade Fortnight Quiz

• Home Learning Grid

• Meet the farmers

• Information on how to get involved in the ‘Choose the world you want’ Festival for Fairtrade Fortnight 2021

In the Gola Rainforest of Sierra Leone, a group of cocoa farmers work hard to protect their way of life, their beautiful forest and their livelihoods. Through having a better and more secure income, they can farm in a forest friendly way and protect their beautiful home from the threats of deforestation and biodiversity loss. The story is told by 14-year-old Beshey, whose family have been cocoa farmers for generations.

The film is 12 minutes 51 seconds and there is a shorter version (4 minutes) is below. We would recommend the longer version for a KS3 lesson about forest friendly farming and environmental protection.

Fairtrade Lotto is a fun new game to use in your Primary and Early Years classrooms, or with your family at home.

It is great for introducing Fairtrade and the variety of products available, from flowers to gold. Likewise, if you are just looking for a quick activity and don’t have time for one of our full lesson plans then try this!