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An activity
to look at deciding what tasks to do first when leaving home
It's about:
understanding the importance of planning before leaving home.
Use it to:
consider which things you would do first.
Ways of working:
the worksheet can be used to put the 12 listed tasks in the
order you would do them.
You will need:
a copy of the worksheet Before leaving home for each
group or individual
Download the Before
leaving home worksheet.
You will also need Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view this file. If you don't have it you can download
it here.
Discussion points:
- How easy was it to agree about
which order to do the tasks in?
Step-by-step:
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Depending
on the size of the group, split the group into sub-groups
or ask people to work alone |
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Distribute the Before leaving home worksheet |
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Ask
each group/individual to decide on the order they would
carry out the tasks listed on the worksheet |
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Ask
each group/individual to compare their answers |
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Check
whether there was any agreement about the order in which
people would carry out these tasks |
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order of tasks: |
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10 Think about why you
want to leave home
4 Discuss leaving home with family and friends
11 Discuss your housing options with an advice
agency
2 Begin to collect household items
12 Work out how much rent you can afford
1 Work out a weekly budget
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Buy a local newspaper
3 Look around at a few suitable places to stay
7 Pay a deposit and one month's rent in advance
8 Move into your new home
6 Read the electricity and gas meters in your new
home
9 Install a telephone in your new home |
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