The Borrowers’ survival kit: based on the novel The Borrower's by Mary Norton

Challenge reference: 9560

Active
Notional learning hours
10
Level
Entry 3
Subject area
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Vocational area
Learning aim
The learner will design a survival kit for a Borrower to live safely in a human household. They will choose and describe small items a Borrower would need, explain their use, and present their kit in an engaging way.
Learning context
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Learning outcomes

(What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do)

The learner will:

  • 1 .   Understand how to match resources to a borrower’s needs and give clear, relatable reasons for their selections.
  • 2 .   Identify ten items that Borrowers used on a daily basis to enable them to live safely and healthily, linking these back to their own needs.
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Assessment criteria

(What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome)

The learner can:

  • Explain how each selected item would be used by a Borrower
  • Justify their choices with simple reasoning or comparison to human-sized needs 
  • Identify ten everyday objects a Borrower might need for daily living, including items of clothing, items related to meals, hygiene-related items
  • Reflect on their own daily needs and apply this understanding to the task 


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Assessment methodology

Assessment methodology
Linked to learning outcome
Labelled product, video or photographic evidence
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