This free Ethical Chocolate Activity introduces students to the idea of ethical decision-making through something familiar and engaging — chocolate.
Using a clear, student-friendly Ethical Chocolate Checklist, learners explore where chocolate comes from, who is involved in growing and producing it, and what clues on packaging can tell us about fairness and sustainability.
Students compare different chocolate bars, discuss ethical trade, and reflect on how price, ingredients, and transparency can affect people and the planet. The activity encourages thoughtful conversation, critical thinking, and values-based decision making in an age-appropriate and accessible way.
This resource works beautifully as:
A standalone discussion activity
A provocation for sustainability or global citizenship units
An introduction to ethical consumption
A companion to The Chocolate Story learning modules
Ethical Chocolate Checklist
Guided comparison activity using chocolate bar examples
Student reflection and discussion prompts
Creative extension: design your own ethical chocolate bar
Upper primary classrooms
Sustainability and global citizenship learning
Inquiry-based discussion lessons
Teachers seeking meaningful, real-world learning connections
This free resource is ideal as a short lesson, warm-up activity, or discussion starter, and requires no prior knowledge.
This free Ethical Chocolate Activity introduces students to the idea of ethical decision-making through something familiar and engaging — chocolate.
Using a clear, student-friendly Ethical Chocolate Checklist, learners explore where chocolate comes from, who is involved in growing and producing it, and what clues on packaging can tell us about fairness and sustainability.
Students compare different chocolate bars, discuss ethical trade, and reflect on how price, ingredients, and transparency can affect people and the planet. The activity encourages thoughtful conversation, critical thinking, and values-based decision making in an age-appropriate and accessible way.
This resource works beautifully as:
A standalone discussion activity
A provocation for sustainability or global citizenship units
An introduction to ethical consumption
A companion to The Chocolate Story learning modules
Ethical Chocolate Checklist
Guided comparison activity using chocolate bar examples
Student reflection and discussion prompts
Creative extension: design your own ethical chocolate bar
Upper primary classrooms
Sustainability and global citizenship learning
Inquiry-based discussion lessons
Teachers seeking meaningful, real-world learning connections
This free resource is ideal as a short lesson, warm-up activity, or discussion starter, and requires no prior knowledge.
