Dollar Store Deals Media Literacy Lesson, Grade 6 Financial Literacy

All prices are in Canadian dollars. 

Pages: 22 Pages + Google Slides
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes

Looking for a ready-to-use, engaging Media Literacy lesson that helps students become smarter shoppers? This Dollar Store Deals Consumer Awareness Lesson helps students become thoughtful, informed consumers by investigating whether dollar store products really offer the best value. Through authentic consumer awareness activities, students compare prices, calculate unit rates, and think critically about the purchasing decisions they make every day.

Perfect for Grades 6–8, this no-prep lesson is available in both PDF and Google Slides™ formats, making it ideal for whole-class instruction, independent learning, or substitute plans. Students won't just learn about pricing; they'll investigate real products, compare real prices, and evaluate real consumer decisions. This lesson works equally well as a Media Literacy, Financial Literacy, or Math lesson.

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Save Money - Buy The Bundle: This resource is included in this comprehensive 11-resource Grade 6 Media Literacy Bundle, which helps students become thoughtful, informed consumers by exploring real-world topics.

Perfect For:

• Grade 6–8 classrooms
• Media Literacy lessons
• Consumer Awareness lessons
• Financial Literacy lessons
• Digital Literacy lessons
• Cross-curricular Math and Language instruction
• Sub plans

What's Included:

• 1 complete Media Literacy lesson
• Detailed lesson plan
• Student graphic organizers
• Reflective journal prompt
• Meaningful extension assignment
• Answer keys
• Detailed assessment rubric
• PDF & Google Slides™ formats

Every Lesson Includes:

1. Introduction to Consumer Awareness
2. Video Comprehension Questions + Answer Key
3. Journal Entry Assessment
4. Quiz + Answer Key
5. Extend Your Learning Assignment

Students Will Develop Skills To:

• Compare prices using unit rates
• Evaluate pricing claims
• Make informed consumer decisions
• Think critically about shopping habits
• Analyze value when purchasing products
• Become responsible consumers

Engaging Real-World Topics Include:

• Dollar store shopping
• Price comparisons
• Unit rate calculations
• Consumer awareness
• Smart shopping strategies

Every lesson follows the same predictable structure, so students know what to expect while teachers enjoy an easy-to-teach routine. This lesson is built around a high-interest, real-world topic that encourages meaningful classroom discussion while developing essential media literacy, financial literacy, and consumer awareness skills.

Skills & Standards Covered:

• Critical thinking and analysis
• Media literacy
• Consumer awareness
• Financial literacy
• Unit rate and price comparison
• Evaluating pricing claims
• Making informed purchasing decisions

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Covers Ontario Language Curriculum expectations
• Easily integrates into Media Literacy, Financial Literacy, and Math units
• Engages students with real-world, relatable topics
• Encourages critical thinking and meaningful classroom discussion
• Includes assessments, rubrics, and answer keys for easy grading
• Comes with PDF and Google Slides™ formats
• Saves planning time with a complete, ready-to-teach lesson

Resource Notes:

• Regular, reliable internet access is required for this resource.
• Internet access must allow students to view online videos.

Help your students become thoughtful, informed consumers by exploring whether dollar store products really offer the best value. This ready-to-use lesson saves planning time while building the critical-thinking, consumer awareness, financial literacy, and media literacy skills students will use every time they shop.