Consumer Rights Role-play

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Year Level: Year 6

Duration: 45 minutes

Class Size: 25 students

Unit: Smart Consumers: Business Basics

Lesson Number: 10 of 20

Learning Area: Economics and Business

Australian Curriculum References:

• AC9HS6K08: Influences on consumer choices and strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices (including legal and ethical factors and consumer rights).
• Develops understanding of consumer rights and responsibilities in personal, social, and financial contexts.
• General Capability: Ethical Understanding and Personal and Social Capability

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Lesson Title: Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

Learning Intention:

Students will understand their rights as consumers and recognise the responsibilities that come with these rights.

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Success Criteria:

• Students can explain key consumer rights (e.g., right to safe products, accurate information, fair treatment).
• Students can identify what responsibilities consumers have (e.g., using products safely, seeking information before purchase).
• Students demonstrate knowledge through role-playing scenarios that reflect real-life consumer situations.

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Resources:

• PowerPoint Presentation: "Consumer Rights" (slides highlight key consumer rights and responsibilities).
• Scenario cards for role-plays (various consumer scenarios prepared beforehand).
• Whiteboard/flipchart and markers.
• Small props (optional, to enhance role-plays).

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Lesson Structure:

1. Introduction and Connect (5 minutes)

• Greet students and briefly recap previous lessons on consumer basics.
• Introduce today's focus: "Today, we'll learn about your rights and responsibilities when you buy something or use services."
• Show slide 1-2 of the PowerPoint: What are consumer rights? What responsibilities do consumers have?

2. Explicit Teaching (10 minutes)

• Using the PowerPoint, discuss major consumer rights:
  • The right to safe products and services.
  • The right to receive accurate information.
  • The right to fair treatment and to complain.
• Explain associated responsibilities:
  • To use products as intended.
  • To check for product information.
  • To keep receipts and act responsibly if a product is faulty.
• Use age-appropriate language and real-life examples (buying a toy, returning faulty food, reading labels).
• Encourage students to ask questions and share experiences briefly.

3. Guided Practice — Role-play Setup (5 minutes)

• Divide class into small groups of 4-5 students.
• Distribute scenario cards describing different consumer situations (examples below).
• Explain that each group will role-play their scenario to show understanding of rights and responsibilities.
• Provide clear expectations for respectful listening and participation.

4. Role-play Activity (15 minutes)

• Each group prepares and then performs their consumer scenario for the class.
• Examples of scenarios for cards:
  • Returning a faulty toy to a shop.
  • Dealing with misleading advertising for a product.
  • Buying a snack and checking expiry dates.
  • Asking questions before buying a new phone accessory.
• Encourage groups to incorporate correct rights and responsibilities language.

5. Reflection and Discussion (8 minutes)

• After each role-play, engage the class in discussion:
  • What rights did the consumer have in this situation?
  • What responsibilities were demonstrated or missed?
  • How could the consumer or business improve the outcome?
• Write key points on the board.

6. Lesson Closure (2 minutes)

• Recap the key consumer rights and responsibilities learned today.
• Emphasise how knowing these helps make smart consumer choices in everyday life.
• Preview next lesson: More about smart decisions in business contexts.

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Assessment Opportunities:

• Observation of student participation in discussions and role-play.
• Ability of students to correctly identify and articulate consumer rights and responsibilities during role-play and reflection.
• Informal questioning throughout to check understanding.

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Differentiation strategies:

• Provide simplified scenario scripts or sentence starters for students who need support.
• Challenge advanced students to think of additional rights or responsibilities not covered in scenarios.
• Use varied grouping (mixed ability) to foster peer learning.

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Teacher Notes:

• Prior to lesson, prepare engaging and relatable scenarios reflecting common consumer issues relevant to 10-12-year-olds.
• Keep discussion positive and encourage critical thinking about making responsible consumer choices.
• Link content to students’ experiences (e.g., buying snacks, gifts, toys).
• Highlight connection to broader ethical and social responsibilities in economics.

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This lesson plan aligns with Australian Curriculum v9 - Economics and Business Year 6, particularly AC9HS6K08, promoting critical understanding of consumer decision-making, rights, and responsibilities to develop smart, ethical consumers within Australia's economic context 【6:AC9HS6K08.md】.