Bargaining+in+an+Open+Air+Market+Activity

This activity goes well with Ven Conmigo 2 Chapter 9 Section 3

In Spanish 3 we are learning how to bargain in a Spanish-speaking country (which is good since a lot of kids are going to Latin America for Spring Break). I decided to hold a "mercado" for the students. They were responsible for either bringing a type of food (candy, juice, cookies, someone even brought in a toaster to make toast) or other items from home (stuffed animals, bouncy balls, old jewelry, belts, etc.). Then they had to make signs for their booths, price their items, and set up their store. We were able to use the cafeteria so that each group of students (2-3 kids) had their own table to set up their things.

I gave them each $3.500 fake pesos to spend and then they were basically free to shop and bargain in the market. I required the use of Spanish for the entire time and marked down points if they used English.

The students loved this activity. They really got into trying to sell things to each other, and they even tried selling me things.