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Cybrary Man: How I
Taught....Consumerism
There are many learning
opportunities to explore at the local grocery store or supermarket.
I developed a good relationship with the local grocery store
manager in the area where I taught. He used to provide me with class
sets of weekly advertising specials. He also enjoyed giving
students a tour of his store and he had the employees in the store
tell the students what their jobs were. I taught students about
making shopping lists, coupons, sales, BOGO (Buy One and Get
One) comparison shopping, unit
pricing, sales tax, how to read food labels, freshness codes,
advertising, name-brand, store brand and the generic alternative.
They also learned about product placement.
Money and Budgets page
Have your students learn about all the job opportunities associated
with supermarkets (many of which are behind the scenes). Practice
filling out job applications.
Grocery Store Jobs Online
Supermarket
Jobs & Applications
We also read articles about items that were rated by Consumer Reports
magazine Show students how to be environmentally conscious by using
reusable bags when shopping.
25 Reasons to Go Reusable! Environment page
Consumer Price Index
Cost Helper
Consumer Jungle - Students Consumer
Reports
Consumer World
USPS Postage Rate
Calculator
Catalog Choice -
Eliminate unwanted catalogs you receive in the mail
Charity Navigator
PackTrack - track packages
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