Every week, I give the Sharks "work time" to do their community. Each time is a little different. We started with a the Titlow pool, and sold memberships. A fish store was creating their fish selection and seeking employers. (Well, you had to pay them to work, since they didn't have any start up money) Recently, many students started making wallets to carry their money around with them. Great Wolf Lodge guest passes were for sale for a 2 for 1 deal. A food bank donation station has been opened and one girl solicited donations from the businesses that were open one day. One student bought books from a store while the cashier was counting back change.
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| Now accepting donations.... |
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| We definately need a water park in our community. |
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| The Titlow Pool rules by CW |
Last week, one child was frustrated that he didn't have any money. After walking around, he decided that he was going to be an artist and sell his work to earn money. This is a perfect example where students are starting to understand that you have to "earn" things in life, rather than expecting it to come from Mom and Dad!!
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VK and CH have been busy creating currency from $10 to $1,000,000
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To walk into the room with all this going on, you might think that they are just "playing." Listen to their conversations and you will notice how each child observes how adults interact with others in the community and brings it into their interactions with each other as they practice being consumers and producers to our economy.
In the next few months, I will continue to expose the students to different types of communities and how they work together. We have a field trip scheduled to a pumpkin patch, and dairy farm during this month. I'm excited to see how their new experiences outside the classroom play a role into how they are interacting with each other during community time. I will also do my best to capture these great moments...by the time I get my camera on and ready, the moment has passed!!
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| TV has a passport to travel! |
