It takes a while to gather the flashcards/money, laminate them, cut them out, and put them into sets for the students. We even rearranged the classroom so that the students knew it wasn't a normal class, and so they could move about the market more easily. First, we decided to have the students work in pairs so that the weaker students wouldn't get left behind in the activity. Then we decided to divide the class between shoppers and sellers. The sellers were given a market stall to run while the sellers had a shopping list of 8 items (1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 meat, 1 sweet, 2 toys, 1 top, and 1 bottom). We had 3 food vendors, 2 toy vendors, and 2 clothes vendors. Each vendor was given a series of product cards/flashcards that they could sell. No two vendors had the exact same set of flashcards (if anyone wants the cards I put together I can attach the files and ppts I used). Each group was given $50 as their budget (20 $1 bills and 6 $5 bills). With their shopping list, they then went around and bargained with their classmates for the items on the list. The students had to spend at least $20 dollars and could not sell everything for $1. The group that spent the least received a prize as did the group that made the most/was the best at bargaining. Below is the general dialogue we had them follow (if they needed help), though they could change it as long as they used only English.1) Excuse me, whats this?2) Its a __________?1) How much is it?2) Its __________.1) Thats too expensive. How about ____________?2) No! Thats too cheap. How about _____________? *(Repeat these two lines as needed)1) Okay, Ill take it.
Found this video showing how people count cash from different parts of the world. Kids enjoyed it a lot. Great for motivation.
Quote from: minnieminnmin on October 15, 2013, 11:35:32 AM Found this video showing how people count cash from different parts of the world. Kids enjoyed it a lot. Great for motivation.AFRICA IS A CONTINENT NOT A COUNTRY