What is a Fair Share?

A question we thought about at Kings Heath Primary School After-School Club.  What is a fair share?  We looked at what we thought was important, and initially, whether things were equally shared in our group.  Then we thought about the wider world and how things were shared, as well as what we thought was fair, and unfair.

Two people in our group did not have breakfast.
How many people in the world do not have enough food to eat?

Who has a games console in the group?

What we thought distribution of games consoles was like in the world

In the world, 1 person has a computer, 9 do not.
In our group, 15 people had a computer, 1 did not

Fairness at School - who got a detention for something they didn't do?

If the world were a village

I'm preparing a brief workshop for Kings Heath Primary after-school club, drawing heavily on Stan's cafe wonderful 'Of all the people of the world'.  We'll probably have a few of the figures from a book we've enjoyed in our family for a while - 'If the people of the world were a village' - see video above, as well as some figures the group will be finding.  Who said maths is boring?

We're going to throw in some fairtrade nuts and other foodstuff, a pinch of chocolate (thanks John Boyle and Midlands Cooperative), and look out for more photos on our FAB FOOD Photos!

Please keep sending your photos in - any way we can help support or promote all things fairtrade (or fair trade), please drop us a line.

Rangoli FT logo

Our first entry to FAB FOOD Photo competition - keep sending them in!  Closing date is 1st October.


'Rangoli' Fairtrade logo, made with damsons, apples and beans.  


Wiki - Rangoli is a traditional decorative folk art of India. These are decorative designs made on floors of living rooms and courtyards during Hindu festivals and are meant as sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities.^[1]...Rangoli is a symbol of religious and cultural beliefs. It is considered an important part of the spiritual process. why the various gifts and sacrifices in the 'altar' are created when creating the माँडने. Rural Anchaloan home - yard Buharkar Llypane still exists after the custom of making rangoli. Land - called the purification of the spirit and prosperity lies behind it...Rangoli symbolizes joy and happiness Rangamayie expressions.


For more food art ideas, see:


Stan's Cafe 'Veg City' 
What makes School?
Foodscapes: amazing food art by Carl Warne

There's a lot of images, slideshows, stuff on google and youtube on food art.  One of my favourites below:

Kit on at Kings Heath Primary

Two days of workshops at Kings Heath Primary saw us working with the stay & play group, and the whole of year 3.