I brought these feather hair clips and lanyards to our classroom trade fair:
I traded with my classmates and professor and ended up with these:
Conducting a trade fair can spark alot of interests and allow for hands on social studies learning experiences that can be connected to other areas. As we learned in class, there are many aspects to consider when planning a trade fair in your classroom. The first thing to consider is how you will connect this to an aspect of social studies to make it a valuable learning experience. The next thing is to decide when in the lesson you will conduct the fair. The third is to analyze what goods the students can bring and what you will do to accomidate students that do not have items to contribute. You must also consider what guidelines to set so that every student gets to participate and actively gain this valueable learning experience.
I found some sites that give various ideas about trading posts or trade fairs in the classroom.
~This site shows a neat idea using nature items for trade
~Neat lesson plan idea:
~Resource website on the history of trading posts
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