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Christmas Store

published on: 2/28/2003

Contributing Teacher(s): Jessica Winn

Subject Area: Math/Number sense--add, subtract, multiply, divide,estimate, Algebra, Social Studies/Economics, Integrated Curriculum/Interdisciplinary

Grade Range: Early Childhood - Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (K-3)

Materials Needed: See lesson.

Instructional Strategy: Prior Knowledge & Connections

Process Standards:

• Goal 2.1 plan and make written, oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Goal 3.3 develop and apply strategies based on one’s own experience in preventing or solving problems
• Goal 3.8 assess costs, benefits and other consequences of proposed solutions

Content Standards:

• Communication Arts 1 - Speaking and writing standard English (including grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, ...)
• Communication Arts 4. Writing formally (such as reports, narratives, essays) and informally (such as outlines, notes)
• Mathematics 1. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; other number sense, including numeration and esti...

  G.L.E.:
  

  • Ma - Me - 1 - D - 01
    (Measurement, Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems and processes of measurements, Count and compute money, Grade 1.)

  Time Allowance: varies

  Description: This lesson focuses on the math skills as students purchase materials for an angel with a 20 cent budget.

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  Classroom Component:
  Materials Needed:

  • 12" x 12" squares of gift wrap
  • gold glitter stems
  • 6" x 12" pieces of construction paper
  • ribbon/lace, doilies, glitter
  • 7 small margarine tubs to set beside the above containers of art supplies
  • price tags to put on each margarine tub
  • tape, glue, scissors, hole punches, staplers
  • a "bank" with enough coins for 6 to 8 children to work with at one time
  • two measuring cards (one 4" the other 6") against which the children can measure and cut lace and ribbon
  • a price list for your store
  • brown paper lunch sacks
  The art store focuses on the math skills of addition, subtraction and money. The students purchase materials for an angel with 20 cents as a budget.
  
  

  Procedure:
  Line the money bowls and art supplies on a counter. Explain that over the next few days each child will have a chance to visit the art store with 20 cents, which you will give them, to purchase supplies to make an angel. Do not provide them with a model of the angel. Explain that instead they will be using their best problem-solving skills to figure out how to make an angel with the available supplies and also stay within their budget of 20 cents. Let them know they do not have to spend all their money, but they can not exceed 20 cents. After they have had a good look at the supplies, post the price list. Ask them to write a list of supplies they plan on purchasing and to draw a picture of how they are going to make their angel.

  Over the next few days, let your children visit the art store one or two at a time with plans in hand to shop for their supplies. They get 20 cents from the bank to begin, pay for their supplies by putting the correct change in the appropriate bowls, and put their purchased supplies in a sack labeled with their name. When everyone has gone through the store, take a class period for angel construction. Have each child make a price tag for his or her angel showing the cost of the materials involved.

  Follow-Up Activities:
  After the students have planned out what materials they will use and how much money they will spend, they will draw a picture of their angel with the materials they have written down. Check their drawings to see if they correspond to their list of materials. If not, they will have to re-draw their picture. If it does match, they will then be able to go to "the store".

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  Afterwards ask these questions:
  1. How could the angels be sorted? Brainstorm a chart together. Possibilities include price, size, type of angel (two-dimensional, three-dimensional), and halos/no halos.
     
     
     
  2. Could we create a pattern with our angels?
     
     
     
  3. Could we arrange them from least expensive to most expensive?
     
     
     

  Using a pocket chart, large paper coins and clothespins to attach the angels to the chart, the following types of story problems could be pursued:

  1. How many different ways could we arrange the coins to pay for this angel?
     
     
  2. How much do these two angels cost together?
     
     
  3. How much do the boy angels cost all together? What if we sold one?
     
     
  4. If I gave you $1.00 to buy this angel, how much change would you get back? Could we write this in story form?
  
  
  

  Children might work by themselves or with partners to write art store angel story problems for a class big book.
  
  

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  Rubric

  	Mastery	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
  Write a list of supplies you plan to purchase and draw a picture of how you are going to make your angel.
  Figure a way to make an angel with 20 cents.
  Make a price tag for the angel showing the cost of materials involved.
  Write a story problem for the big book.
  Write what you learned in your journal.
  Discuss how story problems can be solved.

  
  

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  For additional information contact :
  Jessica Winn
  Orchard Drive Elem.
  Jackson R-II
  (573) 243-9555