- ThePennyPot.StuartJ.MurphyandLynneWoodcockCravath.http://amzn.com/0064467171
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LooseChange.Mindware.http://amzn.com/B0028T139SNote:thisisaboardgame
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PayDay.WinningMoves.http://amzn.com/B00083HIJKNote:thisisaboardgame
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SumSwamp.LearningResources.http://amzn.com/B00004TDLDNote:thisisaboardgame
BeforetheLesson/BackgroundInformation
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HomeworkfromPreviousSession:
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TheLesson
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Part1:ReadingTogether(15mins)
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ReadOneCent,TwoCents,OldCent,NewCent:AllAboutMoneywiththestudents.
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Makeitfun:readwithenergyandgivethecharactersvoices!
Part2:ShellingouttheGoods(15mins)
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Telltheclasstoimagineaneconomywithoutmoney.Theyhavetotradeandbarterusingseashells.
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Havethesellerstradeitemswitheachother—theirown,oritemsfromtheclassroom.Thesecanincludebooks,desks,globes,maps,younameit!Everythingisupforgrabs!Allowthestudentstopracticebarteringwithseashells.
Part3:MoneyGames(30mins)
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Inteams,studentswillplayboardgamestoexercisetheirskillsincounting,simplearithmetic,andimportantconceptslikeearning,saving,andbudgeting.
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Saveafewminutesattheendofclasstoreviewwhateachteamlearned.
Lesson4:ClassroomSaleGradeLevel:K-5(Adaptable)SuggestedTime:45-60minutes
Overview
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Studentswillpracticehavinganold-fashionedgaragesale—outoftheclassroom!Tasksincludeassessingtheworthofitems,decidingonafairprice,makingchange,andbargaining.Studentswilllearntheseskills,aswellaswhybuyingandsellingusedandrepurposeditemsisimportant!
Vocabulary
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GarageSale
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FairPrice
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RepurposedItems
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ReuseandRecycle
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Bargain
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PriceGouging
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Heckling
Objectives
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Studentswillthinkabouthowtomakepricesfairforbothbuyersandsellers.
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Studentswilllearnhowtomakechange.
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Studentswilllearnthatuseditemsarecheaperthannewones,butoftenstillgoodorevenlikenew!
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Studentswilllearnhowbuyingandsellinguseditemspreventwaste.
NextGenerationScienceStandards
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PS1-6.AskingQuestions;PlanningandCarryingOutInvestigations;Obtaining,Evaluating,andCommunicatingInformation
CommonCoreMathematicalStandards
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OA.OperationsandAlgebraicThinking
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NBT.NumberandOperationsinBaseTen
RequiredProjectMaterials
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Toymoney
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Pricetagsorlabels
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TagginggunsuchasMaxSalebrandhttp://amzn.com/B00DJ2VR9E(optional,butfun!)
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Markers,pens,andnotepads
MultimediaResources
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ABargainforFrances.LillianHoban.http://amzn.com/006444001X
OptionalMultimediaResources
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ThePennyPot.StuartJ.MurphyandLynneWoodcockCravath.http://amzn.com/0064467171
BeforetheLesson/BackgroundInformation
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HomeworkfromPreviousSession:
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TheLesson
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Part1:ReadingTogether(20mins)
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ReadABargainforFranceswiththestudents.
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Makeitfun:readwithenergyandgivethecharactersvoices!
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Discusslessonslearnedfromthebook.Whyisitimportanttosetafairprice,forbothbuyersandsellers?
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Whatispricegouging?Whatisheckling?Whatisafairbargain?
Part2:ClassroomSale(30mins)
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Separatetheclassintotwoteams:buyersandsellers.
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Havethesellerssetthepricesofitemsintheclassroom.Thesecanincludebooks,desks,globes,maps,younameit!Everythingisupforgrabs!Allowthesellerstodiscussandarguepricesamongthemselves.
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Armedwithtoymoney,itisnowtimeforbuyerstobuythings!Theymaybargaintotrytogetpricestheythinkarefair.
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Whensomeonebuyssomething,thesellerwillneedtomakechange.
Part3:Discussion(10mins)
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Bringtheclassbacktogetheranddiscusswhattheylearned.Howeasyorhardwasittofindfairpricesforeveryone?
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Reviewtheprocessofmakingchange.
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Identifythereasonsthatpeoplehavegaragesales.Whyisitbeneficialtobuyandselluseditems?Discusshowmanyusableobjectsendupinlandfills.Buyingandsellinguseditemsisaformofrecycling:it’scalledrepurposingitems!