This document provides information and activities to educate students about fair trade and promote its adoption. It includes stories about farmers and chocolate producers, opportunities to sample and discuss fair trade chocolate, role playing activities from the perspectives of farmers and producers, information about fair trade banana farmers, and a challenge to create a rap or video advocating for fair trade. The overall goal is to help students understand the benefits of fair trade for producers and encourage them to support fair trade products and businesses.
2. Anna’s Shop!!
• Anna is trying to
promote fair trade
products. Can you
help her??
• Click on the shop to
listen to Anna’s story!
• Then, in pairs,
discuss how you
could help Anna!!
3. Promoting Fair-Trade
• Why should people
buy fair-trade??
• Design a poster on
your computer to tell
people why!!
• Click on the photos
for some helpful
websites
5. Cadburys…Chocolate with a
conscience!!
• Listen to how
Cadburys is now a
fair-trade product!!
• How do you think you
would feel if you were
a farmer and you are
now getting the right
money for your work?
• Or, if you worked in
Cadburys, how would
you feel??
6. Role Play!!
• In your groups, video the scene. Two in
the group are farmers.
• The rest of the group ask the farmers how
they feel.
• Or, Two in the group are Cadburys
workers!!
• Make sure you show your happiness for
fair-trade!!
8. • Your teacher will provide samples of this
chocolate for you!!
• In pairs discuss which one you prefer and
why!!
• Make a list of arguments to why you prefer
this chocolate.
• Prepare a slideshow with your partner to
show your thoughts!!!
• Try convince your classmates
to choose fair-trade!!
9. Bananas about Fair-trade!!
• Meet the farmers!!
• Find out about the
topic your given and
make notes to tell
your friends!!
• Click on the bananas
to find the farmers!!
10. Now for some fun!!
• Think you’re the next
Eminem??
• Here’s your chance!!
• Take a listen to these
crazy bananas and
compose your own
rap saying why our
school should use
fair-trade products!!
11. Finalé
• Now use your knowledge to put together a
movie!!
• Using Windows Movie Maker, make a
video containing the information you have
learned and saying why we should use
fair-trade!!
• Don’t forget to include the rap!!