Why did we
choose this project?
Many children had shown
previous interest in money and they had been shop role-playing.
What
activities did we do?
English – New vocabulary
included “notes, coins, silver, gold, buy, sell, save, borrow, bank”.
Math – Many activities
involved addition and subtraction as we learned how to count money.
Social skills – Through
role-playing, children learned how to talk to customers and they learned
negotiation skills. There was also an element of learning about honesty, as we
discussed what to do when we find money.
Art/Craft – We did a lot
of money designing activities. Children also made wallets, piggy banks, and
traced coins.
Science – Cleaning coins
in cola, floating coins, watermarks (note security)
Other – We looked at money
from around the world. Many children brought foreign currency for show and
tell. Our main activity was actually a very big role-play that continued for
several weeks. After making our classroom currency, which we called “Yez”,
children were encouraged to think of ways to make more money, with some of them
opening their own “business”, to earn more money. Each child could save their
money in our bank, or spend it on various things. They enjoyed getting paid
weekly and seeing the notes and coins with their faces on them!
How did we
conclude this project?
Unfortunately we had to
finish this project due to the end of the school year. It was very popular and
the children enjoyed many aspects. Our concluding activity was spending real
money. Children were asked to help their parents at home, and get paid \100
each. They put all their money together and we went shopping at Toys”R”Us.
Together they discussed the different things they could buy and decided to buy
a game that they could enjoy playing together!
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