Made in the U.S.A. Marketplace

After weeks of preparation it was finally time to release our one-of-a-kind products to the third and fourth grade students.

Each business team carefully thought out how they would like to display their products and spent time creating large banners for each of their tables.

Finger Friends: 

Book Buddies:

Gimp Chainz:

 

Knitlets:

 Pop Bracelets:

It was an extremely busy three days of selling at the Made in the U.S.A. Marketplace. The students learned that they needed to be patient and flexible while awaiting customers. The students also learned that some of their products did not sell as quickly as they had expected. Marketplace was a wonderful opportunity to the students to collaborate with their peers, express their ideas, problem solve, plan, and execute the steps that it took in order for them to get to the selling part of the Marketplace. 

After all of the third and fourth graders had a chance to shop with their classes, the students opened up Marketplace for the rest of the students to buy their remaining products on the last day of school before spring break.

When we came back to school, each business team worked together one last time to count their total earnings. As a class, we raised a grand total of $214.15.

We will combine our grand total with the other fifth grade classes and plan to donate the money to The Ronald McDonald House and the Make a Wish Foundation.