Market Day Benefits

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I think that hosting a market day is a wonderful idea. Doing a market day event allows students the opportunity to learn life skills at a young age. These days a lot of teachers are focused on skills that students need to equip them to pass a test. Many teachers pass up the opportunity to teach students what will be beneficial in their futures. I was talking to a fourth grade teacher a few months ago and she said that she has taught for 25 years. This past year, she realized that her math textbook took out the chapter on currency. While in conversation, she said that most of her fourth graders do not know the difference between a nickel and a dime. If teachers do not teach currency and other life skills, students will not have the skills necessary to become successful in life. This is why I think that holding a market day is a brilliant idea. A market day allows students to …show more content…

I would choose four different designs that I think would appeal to the students at SEU. I would then have each member work on one of the bookmark designs. The only materials needed to make these bookmarks are paper, markers, scissors, and glue. From Walmart our group would buy the AstroBrights colored paper in red and receive 500 sheets for $9.99. We would also buy the AstroBrights black cardstock and receive 50 sheets for $3.97. Our total purchase cost from Walmart with tax would be $15.01. Then from the Dollar Tree my group would buy scissors, markers, and glue sticks. I found that you can buy a pack of two fine tip makers for $1.00. You can buy a two pack of scissors for $1.00; therefore, we would buy two packs of scissors so that each team member has one pair. Then we would buy one pack of the four count of glue sticks so that each of us would have one glue stick. Our total amount spent, with tax; at the Dollar Tree would be $4.30. Our overall amount that we spent on this product would be

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