Multiple copies allow teachers to vary the methods for using these books, whether small groups read the same title and prepare a group project, whether each fourth grade class uses one copy of the same title for individual projects. These books also provide the perfect opportunity for integrating language arts and social studies SOLs by using trade books as the focus of reading instruction, the source of content for the historical period, and the catalyst for writing. The stock clerks display and organize the books. Salespersons assist buyers. Cashiers, bookkeepers, and auditors handle the money and keep records, and securtiy persons monitor traffic.
All students have spreadsheets on their disks to record date and prices when books are sold.
Mrs. Bailey's class will decide on how to use the profits at their next business meeting. This fall, Mr. Johnson's fourth grade class experienced what life was like in colonial Virginia. Mr. Johnson received a Hanover Education Grant which allowed him to create a kit to provide his students with a multi-faceted hands on approach to learning social studies. The kit, developed by Mr. Johnson, included analysis of colonial artifacts, picture studies, and sets of clothing representing what colonial boys and girls would have worn.