Ages 4+ · Money · Spending wisely
Shops and markets
🧺market stall🌤️open air🏪shop🔔door bell
Two places to buy.The big ideaA market has stalls in the open air. A shop has a door and a roof.
How it works
A market has stalls out in the open air. Sellers call out, and stripy awnings keep off the sun.
A shop has a door and a roof, a bell and shelves, and a shopkeeper. In both, we choose what we want and then we pay.
Example 1: At the market
- Look for stalls in a row, out in the open air.
- Sellers call out, fresh apples, pretty flowers.
- Apples, flowers and bread are for sale there.
Example 2: In the shop
- A little bell goes ding-a-ling when the door opens.
- Inside, the shelves are full, and the rain cannot get in.
- One person, the shopkeeper, looks after the whole shop.
🚪front door🔔bell🗄️shelves🧑shopkeeper
Inside a shop.Example 3: What is for sale
- At the market, a dog is a friend, not for sale.
- A bike is somebody's bike, not for sale.
- Sellers sell apples, flowers and bread.
Example 4: In both places
- We choose what we want.
- Then we pay, a coin for the loaf.
- The seller or shopkeeper says thank you.
Words to know
- market
- A place with lots of stalls in the open air.
- shop
- A place with a door and a roof.
- stall
- A table of things to sell.
- shopkeeper
- The person who looks after a shop.
Watch out
- A market stall has no door. A shop does.
- Not everything at a market is for sale. A dog is a friend.
Try it
- Which one is out in the open air, a shop or a market?
- Which one has a door and a roof?
- What do we do after choosing in both places?
- Is a dog at the market for sale?
Answers: 1. a market · 2. a shop · 3. we pay · 4. no
Try at homeWith a grown-up, visit a shop or a market. Say which one it is, and how you know.
For grown-upsVisit a shop or a market together and ask your child to tell you which it is, and how they know.