What do you think sheep might be able to barter when they don't have quite enough to buy a gift? Your pupils can find out this and much more during this lesson about Sheep in a Shop, spending, saving, and bartering.

Concepts

bartering, money, saving money, spending money, counting coins, coins, making predictions, sheep, economics, nancy shaw

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this during a unit on money and coins
• Set up a few other bartering activities after the lesson to continue practicing with these concepts

Classroom Considerations

• You will need to purchase or borrow a copy of Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw to read with your class
• Note that the presentations included are for interactive whiteboards, but are not necessary for the lesson to be successful

Pros

• Answers are included alongside the questions listed in the plan
• Comes with handouts and an assessment
• Cross-curricular plan combines math, reading, and economics

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.2 W.1.3 SL.1.1.a SL.1.1.b SL.1.1.c SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.4 SL.1.6 1.OA.A.1 1.OA.A.2 1.OA.B.3 1.OA.B.4 1.NBT.C.4 1.G.A.1