Second Grade · History · week 33

Start a pretend shop

Plan a pretend shop, including what goods or services it sells and how much each one costs.

Running a shop means making real decisions: what will you sell, how much will each item cost, and who will your customers be? This week, you plan your very own pretend shop.

A good shop plan answers a few key questions: What am I selling -- a good, a service, or both? What is a fair price? And why would a customer want to buy from ME?

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Brainstorm 2-3 pretend shop ideas together and help your child pick their favorite.
  • Walk through the three key questions: what to sell, what price, and why a customer would buy it.
  • Encourage a REAL, fair price -- not an enormous amount for a single small item -- by comparing to real prices you have seen.
  • Let your child describe or draw their shop, including a simple sign with its name and prices.
Talk about it:
  • What is your pretend shop's name, and what does it sell?
  • How did you decide on your price?
  • Why would a customer choose to buy from your shop?

Mastery looks like: They can plan a simple pretend shop with a clear product or service, a reasonable price, and a real reason customers would buy.

Common stumbles: Setting a price with no real-world connection (too high or too low) or not being able to explain why a customer would want to buy.

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