Caleb uses numbers

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Shopping day

Student	Caleb	Date	26 June 2008
Topic	Mathematics	Observer	Jenny (ORRS teacher)

At long last – the day Caleb was waiting for. The trip to the $2 Shop to choose something for himself and some goodies for the treat box. The purpose was for Caleb to decide whether he had enough money to pay for the items, then pay the shopkeeper correctly – keeping any extra change, rather than passing all the money over. We took another three children as well – their task was to make sensible choices, and count to two as they handed the coins to the shopkeepers.

Once in the shop, Caleb became very excited – there were lots of things he wanted. He would choose one item, swop it, then pick up another, then swop again. Eventually, we told him he had two minutes left. He chose a pair of skeleton gloves, which he decided would be brilliant for mufti-day. It was a great choice – he was planning ahead. I added two extra items to his basket for the treat box.

Finally, it was time to buy them. Unfortunately, the shop was busy and Caleb was very excited and unable to work out the cost of three items. He had $8 in $1 coins. He greeted the shopkeeper shyly and said he wanted to buy three things. She told him it would cost $6. When I questioned Caleb, he knew he had enough money (this relates to his IEP goal). He carefully counted out the coins into her hand. He was left with $2. I was thrilled when he knew to keep the last two coins, rather than hand those over as well. He remembered from our practices at school. He left the shop with a sparkle in his eyes. We finished the trip with a short play in the nearby playground. A very successful day.

Great stuff, Caleb.

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