Miss Richardson's Board: Trade Fair

Last Thursday, our class brought in items to trade at a classroom trade fair. Since I had just recently cleaned out my closet, I decided to bring my old purses to trade (sorry, Andrew.) At first, I thought that having so many items may be a disadvantage, but it actually worked in my favor. I traded for many things that I really liked, including a scarf and flower hair accessory made by Cassie, a cup of an assortment of fruit from Stephanie (thanks for my dinner at work! ;]), and the coveted item of the class, a four framed sayings about teaching made by Elizabeth.
Ultimately, the trade fair provided a platform of discussion for the class about if we would do a similar activity in our future classrooms. Because every student has access to different resources, I felt that it was risky. In order to do it in my classroom, I would want to have more control over what was brought in and make sure everyone had something to trade that was wanted.