Goods & Services
People can make or grow goods and do services for others; recognising everyday examples and understanding that both kinds of work have value
What a learner can do afterwards
- Sort everyday examples into goods (things made or grown for people to use) and services (work people do for others)
- Give three examples of goods and three examples of services from their everyday life
- Explain that both making things and helping people are valuable kinds of work
1 · Read
Goods are things people make or grow for people to use. Bread, shoes and toys are goods. You can eat bread, wear shoes or play with a toy. Goods can be used up. You do not have to keep them forever.
A service is work someone does for others. A haircut, a bus ride and a doctor's check-up are services. You can touch your hair, but cutting it is work. Flowers are goods. Bringing flowers to your door is a delivery service.
Ben's dad bakes bread at his shop. Ben takes the bread home to eat. The bread is a good. A bus driver drives Ben to school. The ride is a service.
Making goods and doing services are both valuable kinds of work. The bread gives Ben food. The bus ride helps him get to school. Both workers help Ben.
Sort each example. Things made or grown for people to use go with goods. Work done for others goes with services. A hat is a good; mending it is a service. Match the work a service offers to the help you need.
Goods are things made or grown for people to use. Services are work people do for others.
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The Things and the Shopping
Imagine a customer asking a personal shopper to find a raincoat. The shopper looks for a coat that fits the customer's request.
The raincoat is a good. Someone made it, and the customer can wear it.
Finding the coat for the customer is work. That shopping work is a service. One trip can include both a good and a service.
Work at a Library
Imagine a library getting a new table. A woodworker makes it. The table is a good that people can use while reading.
A cleaner washes the library floor. Cleaning is a service. It is work done for other people.
The table gives readers a place to put their books. Cleaning helps keep the room ready to use. Making goods and doing services can both help people.
A Bike and a Repair
A bike is a good. Someone made it, and a rider uses it to travel.
If the bike breaks, a repair worker can fix it. Fixing the bike is a service. The worker does a job for the rider.
The bike is still a good after the repair. The repair work is a service. Ask which part is the thing and which part is the work.
Giving Things and Giving Help
Imagine a class collecting books for another school. The books are goods. Giving them lets other children use them.
A grown-up helps sort the books and pack the boxes. Sorting and packing are services. They are work done to help others.
People can give goods or do services without asking for money. With a grown-up, ask what help is needed before choosing something to give.
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