Online Shopping Mark-Ups Media Literacy Lesson, Grade 6 Financial Literacy

All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Pages: 25 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 online shoppers? This Online Shopping Mark-Ups Consumer Awareness Lesson helps students become thoughtful, informed consumers by investigating why products often cost more online than they do in stores. Through authentic consumer awareness activities, students compare prices, analyze mark-ups, and think critically about the factors that influence online purchasing decisions.

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 compare prices; they'll investigate real products, evaluate online shopping costs, and explore how convenience, shipping, and marketing can influence consumer decisions. This lesson works equally well as a Media Literacy or Financial Literacy lesson and connects naturally with the Grade 6 Ontario Math Financial Literacy curriculum.

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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
• Cross-curricular Math and Language instruction
• Grade 6 Financial Literacy Unit
• 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 online and in-store prices
• Analyze product mark-ups
• Make informed purchasing decisions
• Think critically about online shopping
• Evaluate the true cost of convenience
• Become responsible consumers

Engaging Real-World Topics Include:

• Online shopping
• Price mark-ups
• Product price comparisons
• Consumer awareness
• Financial literacy
• 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
• Price comparison
• Evaluating marketing and pricing strategies
• Making informed purchasing decisions

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Covers Ontario Language Curriculum expectations
• Easily integrates into Media Literacy and Financial Literacy units
• Supports the Grade 6 Ontario Math Financial Literacy expectations
• Engages students with real-world, relevant topics
• Encourages critical thinking and meaningful classroom discussions
• 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 an online video.

Help your students become thoughtful, informed consumers by exploring why the same product can have different prices online and in stores. 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 online or in person.