Primary 1 Vocational Aptitude – Third Term – Week 2

Topic: Types of Trade

Theme: Economic Empowerment & Community Insight
Class: Primary 1
Age: 5–6 years
Duration: 40 minutes
Learning Area: Vocational Aptitude
Term: Third Term
Sub-topic: Understanding Wholesale and Retail Trade

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Captivating Introduction (The Mind-Opening Storytelling Method)

Teacher’s Voice (with cinematic gravity):
“Children, let me tell you a true story. In my hometown, there was a man called Baba Tunde. He didn’t go to university, but every Saturday, big trucks stopped at his warehouse. Why? Because he sold thousands of cartons of biscuits — not to you or me — but to shop owners across the state. He never shouted, never rushed. Yet, every month, his bank smiled at him. Do you know what he was? A wholesaler.”

“Now let’s talk about Mama Peace. Every afternoon after school, she sold biscuits, sweets, and Caprisonne one by one to children like you. That’s retail trade. Same biscuits — different game. Same market — different method.”

Moral Framing:
“Trade isn’t just about buying and selling. It’s a system. It shapes power. Today, you will not just ‘learn’ trade — you’ll begin to decode it.”

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Behavioral Objectives 

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Define trade as a life activity that sustains families, communities, and economies.

2. Differentiate clearly between wholesale and retail trade, using real-life examples.

3. Identify roles in the trading ecosystem: wholesaler, retailer, and consumer.

4. Simulate trade processes through structured classroom market play.

5. Begin to question systems — Who makes more? Who works harder? Why?

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Key Terms and Strategic Definitions

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Set Induction

Teacher (bringing out a big carton of biscuits):
“Children, if I sell this whole carton to Teacher Rose who owns a shop, what am I doing?”

Chisom: You are selling many! You are a big seller!

Teacher: That’s called wholesale trade.

Teacher (takes one biscuit from the box):
“And if I sell this one to you for ₦100?”

Tunde (laughing): That’s what Mama Nkechi does every day!

Teacher: Exactly. That’s retail trade.

Teacher’s Insight: “Different strategies. Different profits. Different players. Same market.”

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Entry Behaviour

Ask pupils:

• Where do mummy and daddy buy rice?

• Do they buy it in cups or in bags?

• Have you seen someone buying many cartons of noodles at once?

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Learning Materials

• Real items: small and bulk (cartons, single pieces, etc.)

• Cardboard market stalls labeled “Wholesale,” “Retail,” “Customer”

• Play money (₦10, ₦50, ₦100)

• Storyboard flashcards

• Scenario charts (retailer vs wholesaler routes)

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Building Background Knowledge 

Start from the community. Every Nigerian child knows someone who sells something.

“Children, imagine Market Day in your village or street. Trucks come early. Big buyers gather. Those are the wholesalers. Hours later, you and your mummy come to buy little things — that’s retail.”

Link what they already know to the deeper trade systems happening behind the scenes.

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Embedded Core Life Skills

• Observation & Inquiry – Why do wholesalers sell faster but to fewer people?

• Role-play & Simulation – Children act out market scenarios.

• Entrepreneurial Thinking – Understanding scale, effort, and gain.

• Communication – Explaining trade concepts in their own words.

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Main Content 

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Classroom Simulation

Create 3 groups:

1. Wholesalers — sell in bulk

2. Retailers — buy from wholesalers and sell small

3. Consumers — buy final products

Give each group fake money, a price list, and items. Let them trade with each other. Observe how power flows.

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Deep Class Questions 

1. Q: Why do wholesalers sell so much at once?
   A: To make more profit quickly!
   Teacher Insight: Right — scale builds leverage.

2. Q: Who works more — the wholesaler or retailer?
   A: Retailer, because they sell small-small all day!
   Teacher: Exactly. More effort doesn’t always mean more gain.

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Evaluation – Part A: Objective 

1. The act of buying and selling is called ______.
   a) singing b) trading c) running d) cleaning
   Ans: b

2. A person who sells to the final user is a ______.
   a) retailer b) wholesaler c) driver d) teacher
   Ans: a

Evaluation – Part B: Theory 

1. Define trade.

2. Who is a wholesaler?

3. What does a retailer do?

4. Mention one thing sold in bulk.

5. Who does a wholesaler sell to?

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Assessment

• Teacher observes class participation during simulation

• Pupil exercises in workbook

• Mini quiz with both oral and written feedback

• Peer explanations (pupils explain to each other)

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Conclusion

“Children, you’ve just opened your eyes to one of the world’s most powerful systems — trade. Some people sell little by little. Others sell in bulk. Now you understand that behind every shop, there’s a system. The earlier you learn how it works, the better you can succeed in it.”

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Part A: 10 Fill-in-the-Blank Objective Questions 

1. The buying and selling of goods is called ______.
   a) singing
   b) cleaning
   c) trade
   d) resting
   Answer: c

2. Someone who sells goods in large amounts to shop owners is called a ______.
   a) driver
   b) wholesaler
   c) dancer
   d) singer
   Answer: b

3. A person who sells items one by one to people like you and me is called a ______.
   a) retailer
   b) bank
   c) cleaner
   d) motorist
   Answer: a

4. When I buy one bottle of juice, I am doing ______ trade.
   a) small
   b) big
   c) retail
   d) strong
   Answer: c

5. When a person sells 100 bottles of juice to a shop, it is called ______ trade.
   a) fast
   b) village
   c) clean
   d) wholesale
   Answer: d

6. The final person who uses or eats the item is the ______.
   a) singer
   b) consumer
   c) teacher
   d) driver
   Answer: b

7. Mama Nkechi sells sweets one by one; she is a ______.
   a) retailer
   b) teacher
   c) police
   d) cook
   Answer: a

8. Baba Musa sells goods to shopkeepers in bags and cartons. He is a ______.
   a) cleaner
   b) wholesaler
   c) nurse
   d) seller
   Answer: b

9. A person who buys many things to resell is called a ______.
   a) teacher
   b) banker
   c) wholesaler
   d) driver
   Answer: c

10. The person who buys and uses the product last is called the ______.
    a) retailer
    b) wholesaler
    c) consumer
    d) manager
    Answer: c

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Part B: 10 Classroom FAQ Discussions 

1. Q: “Aunty, can one person be both a wholesaler and a retailer?”
   A: “Very good question! Yes, if someone buys in bulk and also sells some to final buyers, they are doing both.”

2. Q: “Why does the wholesaler stay in a warehouse and not in the market?”
   A: “Because they deal with many cartons and big buyers. They need more space, not a roadside stall.”

3. Q: “Is selling one bottle of drink a business?”
   A: “Yes it is! Retail trade starts small but grows big.”

4. Q: “Who gets tired more — retailer or wholesaler?”
   A: “Retailers often get more tired. They meet many customers and sell piece by piece.”

5. Q: “Do retailers buy goods from wholesalers?”
   A: “Exactly! That’s the main source of their stock.”

6. Q: “Can children like us do retail trade too?”
   A: “Of course. If you sell sweets or eggs from home, that’s retail trade.”

7. Q: “Why don’t I see wholesalers in the market?”
   A: “Because they sell before the market opens — to the retailers.”

8. Q: “Who makes more money: wholesaler or retailer?”
   A: “Depends! Wholesalers get more per sale. Retailers work harder per item.”

9. Q: “Can I start selling now to learn trade early?”
   A: “Absolutely. Learning early makes you a wise trader in the future.”

10. Q: “Is trade only about food?”
    A: “No. You can trade clothes, shoes, toys — anything people need.”

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Part C: 10 Evaluation (Theory) 

1. What is trade?

2. Who is a wholesaler?

3. Who is a retailer?

4. What is the name of the person who buys goods to use?

5. Mention two things that retailers sell in small amounts.

6. Give one example of wholesale trade.

7. Give one example of retail trade.

8. Mention two differences between retail and wholesale trade.

9. Write two reasons why trade is important in your community.

10. If you had ₦1000, would you rather be a retailer or a wholesaler? Why?

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