Your Child Will Learn
People earn money by selling goods
Here’s What to Do
- Work together as a family to plan and gather household items to sell at a family yard sale
- Have your children create price tags and design a flier to post in your neighborhood
- On the day of your yard sale, let your children actively participate in the design and set-up of the yard sale
- Let your children collect the money for sold items, by showing them how to count the money and make change. At the end, count how much you’ve made!
Put PEER Into Action
PAUSE
- Smile, get excited, and have fun with this activity!
ENGAGE
- Work with your children to decide and assign different roles, like cashier, yard organizer, and customer helper
- Review and rehearse ways to talk to potential customers, like “how may I help you” and “thank you for stopping by today”
ENCOURAGE
- Compliment and praise your children when they help customers and demonstrate good service
- Help your children keep track of the money and periodically ask them to count the total earnings
REFLECT
- Ask your children, “what did you like and dislike about running the yard sale”?
Not Quite Ready
Simulate a pretend yard sale in your living room so your children understand how a yard sale works
Ready for More
Have your children sort the money and work together to count the total amount of money made
As Your Child Masters This Skill
They will understand how money is exchanged when goods are sold
Time to Complete
1-2 hours
Materials Needed
Poster paper, markers, paint