Shops: Practicing Counting in English

Last week in ZŠ2.B each student created their own shop and this week we were able to put them into use by setting up a small classroom marketplace.

Students decided what they wanted in their shops, drew small pictures of the items "for sale," and decided how much they would charge for each item.

Then, students were given 100 kč to spend. Money was exchanged for small pieces of paper with the product drawn on it, such as a pet fish, hot chocolate, or laptop. The money was originally handed out in 5 kč denominations, and when students needed smaller change they had to go to the bank.

Toward the end of the class we wrapped up the spending and counted the money students had left. We then calculated how much they spent or earned, as you can see in the picture of the board from the class. Some students chose not spend any money, and others spent much of what they had. Overall, it was a great way to practice our shop vocabulary and use larger numbers!