Thrift Store Deals Media Literacy Lesson, Grade 6 Financial Literacy

All prices are in Canadian dollars. 

Pages: 24 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 Thrift Store Deals Consumer Awareness Lesson helps students become thoughtful, informed consumers by investigating whether buying second-hand always provides the best value. Through authentic consumer awareness activities, students compare thrift store prices with retail prices, evaluate product value, 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 compare prices; they'll investigate real products, analyze the costs and benefits of buying used versus new, and explore how price, quality, and condition 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 expectations.

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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 thrift store and retail prices
• Evaluate the value of second-hand products
• Make informed purchasing decisions
• Think critically about shopping habits
• Analyze the relationship between price and value
• Become responsible consumers

Engaging Real-World Topics Include:

• Thrift store shopping
• Retail versus second-hand prices
• Product value
• 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 product value
• 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 whether second-hand shopping always offers 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 compare prices and make purchasing decisions.