Resources for Teachers - Marketing & Consumerism

Sports Personalities in Advertising

In this lesson students explore the relationship between athletes and advertising through a number of different activities.

Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 - Lesson

In this lesson, students learn how the tobacco industry targets the needs, wishes and desires of young people in order to sell cigarettes.

Packaging Tricks - Lesson

This lesson introduces students to the ways in which packaging is designed to attract kids.

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 2: Young Drinkers

In this lesson, students learn why the alcohol industry needs replacement (new) drinkers and how it exploits the needs and desires of young people in order to foster brand loyalty.

Printable activities for younger children

These printable activity sheets introduce basic media literacy skills and concepts and are suitable for use in homes, schools and libraries. They can be completed independently, but children will learn more if you discuss the activities with them. Younger children may need help reading the instructions and completing some activities.