A Typical Friday

This post is from my amazing teaching partner!  We both have an easy laugh and on Fridays this really serves us well!  

Some background for you.....one of the standards we teach in second grade is currency.  We have found when the children earn classroom money, pay bills each Friday, open businesses for 2nd grade "store" in order to be a producer or consumer, this really drives home the concept of money.  And let's face it, it's a lot of fun! 

However, fitting everything in on Fridays can prove to be pretty crazy.

Thank you for sharing this with me Mrs. Janicek.  

Enjoy reading about a typical Friday in 2nd grade.

Dear Families,

Goodness we were busy today.  I am so very thankful to all of you that helped me today! So much learning happened. 😍 This is a long email... it was a long, but productive day.  After reading, you will understand why store is on a Friday.  I need Saturday to recover.  ha ha

Here's a synopsis:

We started our day by answering tons of questions and me repeating it is not time to set up store.  😉

After our Friday morning work test and Scholastic News, students were told they could stay in at recess and make their sign if they needed too.  Again several reminders that it wasn't time to set up for store.😁

After recess we took our spelling tests (in your child's backpack) and filled out the top half of our Producer Sheet.  I will show you these and how they tie into the business license at conferences.

Students had to:

1.  Write their name and number (responsibility)
2. Write how much money is currently in their wallet (accountablity)
3. Circle what their store was: Selling items/Service/Game/Raffle (understanding different ways to produce income)
4. Write down their total projected profit (goal)
5. List the things they are selling at store in the bar graph (organization)
6. List the prices of the things they are selling in the bar graph (inventory)
7. Learn that they had to make a tally mark in the appropriate column for each thing they sell, every time they sell one (accountability)
8. Be reminded that it is not time to set up store😳(listening)

After all the spelling tests were given (thank you spelling moms!!!), it was finally time to set up store.

Students had to:

1. Move desks into a large horseshoe shape,like a mall (organization and communication)
2. Tape their sign to the front of their desk (advertisement)
3. Set up their store items (organization)
4. Have their Producer sheet and a pencil on their desk to tally mark sales (accountability)
5. Have their wallet on their desk to give change if necessary (math and integrity)
6. Be reminded that they may not shop from each other's stores until after the regular store closes😜(self-control)

After lunch recess, students ran their stores! 😊(communication, organization, and math) They made change and tally marked their sales. They were allowed to shop from our class stores after the main store time was over.

The last part of the Producer Sheet: (This went so smoothly thanks to all the wonderful parents that were here!!!)

1. Count up the tally marks and times them by the price for a total (patience waiting for help)
2. Add up the totals for each thing offered for a grand total (math and profit)
3. Answer the questions at the bottom of their Producer Sheet (reflection)

Students must put leftover inventory, signs, and any items bought into their backpack after store.

After P.E., the bank was open for the following items:

1. Paying rent, or buying desk, and bills (understanding our economy)
2. Deciding if money should be put into savings (delayed gratification)
3. Exchanging money for different denominations (counting by 1's, 5's, 10's, 20's, 50's)
4. Sorting money into denominations and placing back in wallet

Then we had centers and handed back Spelling Tests.  Writing Center - if students draw an illustration, write a proper paragraph and sign their name, they earn a PRIDE ticket.  If students get 15/15 on their Spelling Test, they earn a PRIDE ticket.

We ended the day by cleaning our desks.

Whew, long email...  I'm going home.  Have a wonderful weekend with your little entrepreneurs and thank you again for all of your help!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Janicek