Resources for Teachers - Marketing & Consumerism

Sex in Advertising - Lesson

To introduce students to the use and prevalence of sexuality in advertising.

Adversmarts: Understanding Food Advertising Online

In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea of online advertising and look at the ways that marketers create immersive and appealing online environments that draw and hold children’s attention. After studying common advertising techniques, students play an educational game online that lets them put their learning into action by “creating” a site advertising a fictitious cereal, Co-Co Crunch. Students then look at examples of real commercial environments and watch for “weasel words” used by advertisers. 

Looking At Food Advertising - Lesson

This lesson introduces students to the ways in which advertising can affect their food choices.

Packaging Tricks - Lesson

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

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 3: Understanding Brands

Understanding Brands is the third in this series and is intended as a stepping stone to Lesson 4, Interpreting Media Messages. In this lesson, students learn about the importance of branding for developing customer loyalty and recognition of products.