Housing

Teaching material for 90 minutes

Since the beginning of human life, housing has been a strong need. In the Stone Age, people may have sought shelter for nighttime protection, while Egyptians, Romans, and Mayans developed sophisticated city structures that continue to amaze us today. Just as in the past, housing remains a status symbol and an emblem of luxury.

Teaching material with lesson plan, methods and worksheets

Since “housing” is a basic human need and, for various reasons, brings many families into hardship, this teaching material provides thematic connections. The students engage with the meaning of housing and, above all, the associated costs. They also consider aspects of sustainability and resource-saving lifestyles and learn how to reduce costs.

Professional and methodological skills

The students

sort examples of housing costs into a mind map.
understand the difference between onetime and ongoing costs (e.g. additional costs).
learn cost-saving options with a focus on
sustainability.

Activity and decision skills

The students

spontaneously name housing costs they are familiar with.
assign ongoing costs to a diagram.
develop cost-saving options in a table.

Social communication skills

The students

explain financial terms using knowledge cards in class discussions.
discuss costs that occur in a household during partner work.
share their results with the class.

Personal skills

The students

bring existing knowledge into the classroom.
actively participate in partner work.
use their creative abilities to complete tasks.

Using a mindmap, students will collect various types of housing costs, differentiate between one-time and ongoing costs, and assign them to a diagram. In addition, they will develop cost-saving strategies considering sustainability aspects.

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Knowledge Cards Knowledge Cards for the students with terms and texts around the topic of Housing. PDF download | 934.78 KB

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