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Teacher(s) Name: Natalie Johnsey

Thematic Unit Theme/Title/Grade Level: Economics/Financial Literacy/Grade 3
Wiki space address: http://economics3rdgrade.weebly.com
Daily Lesson Plan Day/Title: Field Trip to the Super Market
LearningGoal:
LearningGoals/Objectives
StudentswillunderstandthevalueofdifferentcurrencieswithinNorth
Americatoapplytospending,savingandtradingbetweencurrencies.

NCSSThemes
FloridaStandards(FS)
NextGeneration
SunshineStateStandards
(NGSSS)

LearningObjectives:
1. Thestudentswillunderstandhowtoproperlyallocatetheirmoneywithina
specificbudget.SS.3.E.1.3
2. Studentswillusemoneytoaddandsubtractsingleanddoubledigit
numbersincludingdecimals.MAFS.3.NBT.1.2
3. Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingofthetaskbyclearlypresenting
theirresultstotheirpeers.LAFS.3.SL.2.6/LAFS.3.L.2.3
NCSStheme(s):
Economics
FloridaStandard(s):
SS.3.E.1.3Recognizethatbuyersandsellersinteracttoexchangegoods
andservicesthroughtheuseoftradeormoney.
NextGenerationSunshineStateStandards:
MAFS.3.NBT.1.2Fluentlyaddandsubtractwithin1000usingstrategies
andalgorithmsbasedonplacevalue,propertiesofoperations,and/orthe
relationshipbetweenadditionandsubtraction.
LAFS.3.SL.2.6Speakincompletesentenceswhenappropriatetotaskand
situationinordertoproviderequesteddetailorclarification.
LAFS.3.L.2.3Useknowledgeoflanguageanditsconventionswhen
writing,speaking,reading,orlistening.

Assessment

UnitPreAssessment:

Wewillhaveagranddiscussionaboutallofthethingswehavelearned
throughouttheweek.Studentswillbeaskedwhattheyexpecttoseeinthe
supermarketofthethingswehavelearnedthroughouttheweek.

UnitPostAssessment:

Studentswillwrite3newthingsthattheylearnedfromourfieldtripon
theirfieldtriplog

Ongoingdaily(progressmonitoring)Assessment:

Studentswillbeengagedandaskthoughtfulquestions.
Studentswillkeepafieldtriplogthattheywillwriteonthroughoutthetrip.

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Design for Instruction
Student Activities & Procedures

Resources/Materials

1. WhilewaitingforthebuswewillusethedoccamtoexplorethePublix
website.Wewilllookatthedeliitemsandservices,thebakeryitemsand
services,theproductcatalogfortheweekandanyotherentitiesofthesite
thestudentswanttoexploreinordertogainsomepreknowledgeofthe
servicestheyhavetooffer.
2. Studentswillbeaskedwhatkindsofthingstheyanticipateseeingthatthey
havelearnedthroughouttheweek.
3. Studentswilltakeacopyoftheirfieldtriplog,aclipboardandapencil.
Thelogistobefilledoutduringthefieldtripandturnedinasan
assessmentofcontentlearned.Thelogwillinclude:Descriptionofthetrip,
favoritepart,leastfavoritepart,threenewthingslearnedandmost/least
expensiveitemsfound.
4. Asaclasswewilldiscussconductexpectationsaswellasencouragegood
questionaskingandevendiscussexamplequestions,e.g.howdoyou
decidewhatgoesonsaleeachweek?Whokeepstrackofthemoneyinthe
store?
5. OnceatPublix,studentswillbegreetedbythemanagerwhowilltakethe
wholeclassonatourofthestore,includingthebackofhouseineach
department(bakery,deli,produce)andwilltalktothestudentsaboutthe
differentjobsthattheemployeeshaveandadviceaboutbudgetingwhile
shoppingandexploringhowpricingandsaleswork.
6. Childrenwillthenbreakoffintopreassignedgroupswiththeirassigned
parent/chaperonetofindtheirassigneditems.($15togetalloftheitemsto
bakeapiefromaprintedlistofingredients.)Studentshave15minutesto
completetheactivity.Theywillroundupordowntothenearestdollarto
makethematheasier.*Chaperonewillcarrythebasket.Studentswillhave
tochoosetheiritemswiselyinordertogeteverythingtheyneed,i.e.take
advantageofsalesandkeeppricesinmind.
7. *ESOLandESEstudentswillbeintheteacherledgroupalongwitha
coupleofstrongstudentstohelpguidetheactivity.Ifachaperonespeaks
nativelanguageofESOLstudent,he/shecanbepairedaccordingly.
8. Eachgroupwillmeetattheregisterattheendofthe15minuteswherean
employeewillringthemuptoseeiftheymettheirbudgetwithintheir
allottedtime.
9. EachstudentwillbegivenaPublixpinbeforeleavingtoheadbackto
schoolforlunch.
10. Oncebackintheclassroom,wewillhaveagranddiscussiontoreflecton
ourtripandstudentswillhavetimetofinishfillingouttheirlogstoturnin.
11. Wewillwrapupthelessonbyhavingstudentswriteinathankyoucardto
thePublixmanager.

Doc cam, Computer; Publix.com, field trip log and bulletin boards for each student with
pencil. Large Thank You card.