Victor Herbert School

 

A mini-quest developed for 1st grade by Kamal Suga

 

 

Task: Help!!!  The teachers are going crazy because many of the students come to school poorly prepared with school supplies.  The principal thinks it will be a good idea to open a supply store for the teachers’ sanity. Several classes were selected to help in the process.  Our class will locate the price of the items to be stocked in the store and when the supplies arrive we will label them with the prices.  Finally,the students will create flyers to advertise the opening of the store.

 

 

 

Project Goals:

 

Essential Question:

        How do we define value?

 

Specific Questions:

        -Why do we have stores?

        -Why do we go to the stores?

        -Why do we advertise?

 

The Process:

 

Part 1

1.  Complete the cyberhunt to learn about money.

 

PART 2

1.  Go to your assigned areas

2.  Print the supply worksheet

3.  Look over the supply sheet

4.  Decide who will look up the prices and who will complete the price sheet

5.  Go to the computer and look up the prices using this site: store

6.  Place your names on the supply sheet and turn it into the teacher

 

Part 3

 

Create a flyer to advertise the opening of the store

 

1. Open a new WORD DOCUMENT

 

2.  Type the name of the store and the date the store will open

 

3.  Locate three items that are on your supply sheet and then copy and paste at least three pictures from this site: store

 

4.  List the price of each picture

 

5.  Print and give it to your teacher

 

Resources:

Kaplanco store

Store site for supplies

 

Assessment:

checklist

 

Illinois and CPS Learning Standards:

State Goal #

Learning Standard

Benchmarks

STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.

 

C. Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

1.C.1f Use information presented in simple tables, maps and charts to form an interpretation.

STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.

 

 

B. Compose well-organized and coherent writing for specific purposes and audiences.

 3.B.1b Demonstrate focus, organization, elaboration and integration in written compositions (e.g., short stories, letters, essays, reports).

 

STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.

 

15.B.1 Explain why consumers must make choices.

15.B.2a Identify factors that affect how consumers make their choices.

STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States.

 

15.B.1 Explain why consumers must make choices

 15.B.2b Explain the relationship between the quantity of goods/services purchased and their price.