MathScience
Grocery Store Data Team
Log in to saveGrades K-230-45 minSource: Creative Dad Company
Kids run a pretend grocery store, sorting inventory and tallying what shoppers pick most. It's a friendly way to practice counting, categorizing, and graphing real data.
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Prep: 8 minActivity: 40 min1 session~$3/groupOne table or a small area of floor spaceBeginner-friendly
Setup
Gather play food, sorting labels, tally sheets and clear a small work surface. Read the Grocery Store Data Team mission aloud, then place the supplies where children can choose and compare them safely.
Activity
- Predict which food category shoppers will pick most often at the store.
- Set up the play store and sort inventory into labeled categories on the shelves.
- Survey shoppers and tally their choices, discovering an item wasn't counted, then recount carefully.
- Present a bar graph showing the store's top sellers of the day.
Done when: Children complete the core mission and a bar graph showing the store's top sellers of the day.
Materials
Play food or grocery store flyers, sorting bins, graph paper, tally cards
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Steps
- Predict which food category shoppers will pick most often at the store.
- Set up the play store and sort inventory into labeled categories on the shelves.
- Survey shoppers and tally their choices, discovering an item wasn't counted, then recount carefully.
- Present a bar graph showing the store's top sellers of the day.