Walmart+Project


 * TCH 347 Wal-Mart Project**
 * Lesson Plan Author:** Kerinda Bechtel
 * Lesson Topic/ Title:** Toys
 * Subject Areas:** Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts
 * Grade Level:** Second Grade
 * Time:** One week in class
 * PA Standards:**
 * **6.2 F** Define and compare the price of different items
 * **6.3 B** Identify and define wants of different people in relation to limited resources
 * **6.3 F** Explain how self-interest influences choices
 * **2.1 E** Count, compare, and make change using a collection of coins and one dollar bills
 * **1.4 .2** Develop and demonstrate the writing of informational pieces that provides information related real-world tasks.
 * NCSS Standards:**
 * Culture
 * People, Places, and Environment
 * Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
 * Production, Distribution, and Consumption
 * Global Connections
 * Civic Ideals and Practices
 * Essential Questions:**
 * Why do wants vary for different cultures?
 * How do we make change using dollars, quarters, dimes, and nickels?
 * Learning Objectives:**
 * The students will explore different cultures and examine how toys are used differently by researching information in books found at the school library.
 * The students will be able to define the words wants and needs and describe the difference of each orally.
 * The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of why some toys are higher in cost than others by exploring Wal-Mart .com and discuss their findings amongst peers.
 * The students will be able to make change using dollars and coins by having a yard sale with peers.
 * The students will be able to create informational signs with illustrations and information about a yard sale of toys by working with peers and having a yard sale.

The purpose of this center is for students to experience what it is like for children of different cultures who don’t have toys like we have in Wal-Mart to play. The students will use rocks, pebbles, string, and sticks and create their own games. The students will work together as a group and create a game using one or all of the items provided. The students will play the game and then discuss if it was successful or needs changes to be made. They will discuss how they would feel if this was what they had to play with instead of the toys that they have. The books that were selected at the library will also be in this center for students to view and read. The purpose of this center is for students to have the chance to work with money in a real world situation. Students will have a yard sale using the pictures of the toys that were printed out from the Wal-Mart website. As a group students will work together. First, they will look through the pictures of the toys and decide what toys they want to sell. Then, looking at the original price they will have to reduce the price so it can be sold at the yard sale. Students will set the chosen prices around and tag the items with the new price. Students will then choose who will sell the items and who will buy the items. Students will purchase items and record the items that they purchase on a record sheet. In the center the students may use calculators to help them add items and get a total. Students will have paper five and ten dollar bills to purchase the items. Students must use one or the other. Students who are selling items will be responsible for giving the buyers their change. Students will switch off role playing until everyone has had a chance to be a buyer and a seller. Students will record their purchases and how much money they gave the buyer and how much change they received on their record sheet. The purpose of this station is for students to create an informational sign. This will involve writing skills and illustrations to go along with the words. Each student will create their own yard sale sign that they will post in the yard sale center. On their sign students must have where the yard sale is, what day the yard sale is, what time the yard sale is and what they are selling at the yard sale. Students must use creativity and include pictures of the toys that they are selling. This will give the students a chance to produce something that gives other people information. I will be using an observational assessment taking notes on how well the students work together in groups. I will also use their record sheet from the yard sale center to see their math and how they computed. I will also assess their yard sale signs looking for correctly spelled words and if all the information is there. As a whole group we will discuss our experience of the centers. Using their white boards I will give the students the definition of wants and needs and have them tell me the correct word. Most of the assessment will be an overall observation of students participating and that there is an understanding of content and that content is being learned.
 * Concept/ Vocabulary:**
 * Culture
 * Wants
 * Needs
 * Limited Resources
 * Self-Interest
 * Materials:**
 * Paper
 * Pencils
 * Markers
 * Poster Board
 * Books from school library
 * [|www.walmart.com]
 * Money ( bills and coins)
 * Calculators
 * String
 * Pebbles and small rocks
 * Twigs and sticks
 * Instruction Procedure:**
 * In whole group instruction I will ask students the question; how many students like to go to Wal-Mart and look at all the toys? I will then ask them the question; do you think that children that live in other countries have toys and games like the ones that we have here in the United States?
 * We will then take a trip to the school library and together as a class select books that contain information of other cultures and their ways of living.
 * In whole group discussion I will read different passages of the books selected that contain information on children and toys and games of other cultures.
 * We will compare and contrast the differences.
 * I will explain the difference between a want and a need.
 * We will discuss how toys are wants.
 * I will explain that we choose our wants on self-interest and that is how why we ask for the toys and games that interest us.
 * We will explore the www.walmart .com website and will choose certain toys that interest us and discuss these toys.
 * We will then print out several toys and games along with the cost of each.
 * I will explain the centers that the students will be working in discussing each center.
 * I will split the students into groups.
 * Learning Station-A (Social Studies)**
 * Learning Station –B (Math)**
 * Learning Station- C (Language Arts)**
 * Assessment:**