Buyers & Sellers
When someone makes or has something, they can sell it; when someone wants something, they can buy it; introduction to the concept of exchange and transactions
What a learner can do afterwards
- Explain what a buyer does and what a seller does
- Act out a simple buying and selling transaction with a partner
- Describe a time they or a family member bought something from a person (market stall, car boot sale, bake sale)
The lesson
A seller has something to sell. A buyer wants that thing. The buyer pays money. The seller gives the thing.
Mia sells apples at her stall. Tom picks one apple. Tom gives Mia money. Mia gives Tom the apple. Tom is the buyer. Mia is the seller.
Think of a time your family bought something from a person. Maybe at a market stall or a bake sale.
A seller has something to sell. A buyer pays to get it.
Watch it
Where it sits
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Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.