Let’s Go to the Market

This story Let’s Go to the Market looks at how money is a limited resource that can be used to purchase goods. A girl and her father go to an outdoor market to shop for fresh produce. They have a limited amount of money to spend. They make several purchases, but find that the tomatoes they want are too expensive. At the end, they realise they do have enough money left to buy strawberries.

Features of the Text- The link to financial literacy – money- The information contained in the illustrations- Content words for discussion – dollars, spend- Phonics and phonemic awareness – consonant blends -cr, gr; long vowel sounds – need/green/sweetPurposeLet’s Go to the Market introduces and reinforces the following skills and strategies:- making inferences;- using prior knowledge;- making predictions;- determining the author’s purpose.

Themes covered in this book are: Family, Financial Literacy, FoodReading Level: 6-8 (Yellow)