Teacher: Peg Horan
Grade: 6
School: CES
Telephone: 447-3369
Subject: Math
Externship: Rugged Bear Store

Key Question: How can we bring the skills needed to operate a store to the students of the sixth grade?

Outcome: We will teach the students these specific skills which will help them to be successful in working in and operating a store...

  • Interviewing for a job
  • Greeting and assisting customers
  • Making change
  • Using a cash register
  • Calculating percentages
  • Inventory of merchandise
  • Ordering merchandise
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Displaying merchandise
  • Managing a budget
  • Using time cards
  • Analyzing sales data (to aid in ordering)
  • Working as a team

    Activity:

    Students will
    1) Receive instruction in math class for making change, analyzing and recording data, figuring percentages, managing a budget, and recording hours worked

    2) Be briefed on appropriate ways to handle the interview process (grooming, manners, punctuality, confidence) and be given an interview date and time. They will be given a sheet which describes the various positions that they will be able to interview for and the responsibilities of each.

    3) Demonstrate during the interview their ability to greet customers, offer assistance, promote sales, make change, and figure percentages

    4) Be responsible for communicating with managers, punctuality, recording hours worked, attendance, and productive use of time.

    5) Arrange store displays so that the merchandise is neat and visible.

    6) Make signs and advertised specials legible.

    7) Use the cash register
       a) Count and record bank
       b) Log in as a user
       c) Follow the correct procedure
       d) Read and communicate amount due and change due to the customer
       e) Close the sale and give a sales receipt
       f) Record the sales and profits for a day

    8) Inventory stock and arrange it so that it is easy to find

    9) Assist with ordering and re-ordering products

    10) Create slogans and commercials which positively promote the store


    Evaluation:
    This lesson will be reviewed and evaluated by observation of student performance, accuracy of the cash register receipts, accuracy of the time cards, and success of the store itself.


    Mt. Washington Valley School-to-Career Coordinator
    PO Box 1066 Conway, NH 03818   Phone/Fax: 603-447-2350