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Description

This activity aims to help Ladybirds understand that bananas come from farmers far away and that Fairtrade is about being fair to people.

Resources

• One banana
• Fairtrade logo (printed or on a phone)
• Fairtrade colouring sheet (one per Ladybird)
• Pencils or crayons

Instructions

1. Warm-up game:
Play Duck, Duck, Goose, but change the words to: Banana, Banana, Go!

2. Banana chat:
Sit in a circle and show the banana. Ask a few questions (pick 4-5 from the list below).
• Who likes bananas?
• What colour is a banana when it is ready to eat?
• Do bananas grow in Ireland?
• Where do bananas grow?
• Does a banana grow on a tree or under the ground?
• Who helps grow bananas on a farm?
• How to bananas travel to your local shop?

3. Who helps the banana?
Ask the Ladybirds to act out the journey of a banana
• Be a banana tree
• Be the farmer picking bananas
• Be a boat travelling across the sea
• Be the shopkeeper putting bananas on the shelf
• Say: “Lots of people help the banana get to us”

4. Fair or Not Fair?
Tell Ladybirds to show for fair or not fair (alternatively stand/sit).
Read out the statements below:
• A farmer works hard and is looked after and treated fairly.
• A farmer works all day and is not looked after.
• People share and help each other.
• Someone takes everything and doesn’t share.
• Everyone gets a turn to speak.
• Someone is left out on purpose.
Try to keep it quick, not a long discussion.

5. Spot the Fairtrade sign
Show Ladybirds the Fairtrade logo and say: “This sign is called Fairtrade. It helps us spot products that support fairness for farmers.”
Ask: “What other items might we see this sign on?” (bananas, chocolate, tea, sugar, etc.)

6. Colour and Chat
Give each Ladybird a simple Fairtrade logo colouring sheet. While colouring, ask:
• What did you notice today?
• What surprised you?
• What was your favourite part?

Tags

• fairtrade
• GACTive
• gce
• global citizenship education
• Partnership
• prosperity
• SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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