C Curriculum Explorer
Life Skills·Money & Finance·conceptual

Ways to Pay

Different ways to pay: cash, debit cards, contactless, online payments, mobile payments; that digital payments still use real money; keeping payment details safe

Suggested ages 7–9

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Evidence of understanding

  • Name at least four different ways people can pay for things
  • Explain that tapping a card or phone still spends real money from a bank account
  • Give one reason why you should keep card numbers and passwords private

Assessment prompt

Does Ways to Pay understand that when you tap a card or use a phone to pay, real money leaves your bank account even though you can't see coins changing hands?

Standards alignment

No external standards are linked to this topic.