Grocery Shopping

Grocery Shopping

From Start to Finish!

Before you Shop

• Check how much money is in your wallet. This is your budget.

• Make a list of the items you will need to buy. Estimate their prices and add to see the total.

• If the total is less than your budget, you are good to go!

• If the total is more than your budget, take some items off your list.

Multiple Choice

The amount of money you have to spend is called your ____.

• Limit

• Budget

• Inventory

Multiple Choice

The best place to keep your money during the trip is ____.

• Your pocket, wallet, or purse

• Your hand

• With your teacher

Multiple Choice

To keep track of how much you will need to pay, you should add ___.

• Exact prices including decimals

• Estimated prices rounded to the nearest dollar

Multiple Choice

If your estimated total is more than your budget...

• Your teacher can lend you money

• You need to put some items back

At the Store

• Decide if you need a basket (for up to 5 items) or a cart (for heavy items or more than 5 items).

• Use the aisle signs to decide where to find your items.

• Keep a running list of prices to make sure your total does not go above your budget.

Multiple Choice

You are planning to buy 1 light item, like a bag of chips.

Your best option to carry your purchase is ____.

• A cart

• A basket

• Your hands

Multiple Choice

The classroom needs heavy, fragile items like glass jars of sauce.

Your best option to carry your purchase is ____.

• A cart

• A basket

• Your hands

Multiple Choice

To find where an item is in the store, you should first ____.

• Ask an employee for help

• Check the aisle signs

Multiple Choice

You need bagels.

They are probably in the aisle marked ____.

• Dairy

• Produce

• Bread

• Baking

Multiple Choice

You need cheese.

It is probably in the aisle marked ____.

• Dairy

• Produce

• Bread

• Baking

Multiple Choice

You need tomatoes.

They are probably in the aisle marked ____.

• Dairy

• Produce

• Bread

• Baking

Multiple Choice

Your favorite chips are on the top shelf, and you cannot reach them.

You should...

• Jump and try to grab them

• Find a ladder and climb it to reach the chips

• Ask your teacher or a store employee for help

Multiple Choice

You want to grab a box of juice boxes, but another customer is standing in front of them.

You should...

• Wait for 30 seconds, and then try saying "Excuse me"

• Push them out of the way

• Decide to get something else to drink

Checking Out

• Look for a lit number to tell you if the register is open.

• Say, "Hello" to the clerk.

• Listen to see if they ask any questions. Check with your teacher if you aren't sure.

• After you hand over your money, keep your hand out to wait for change and a receipt.

• Say "Thank you" when you take your bag and leave.

Multiple Choice

Which check-out line is best?

Multiple Choice

As I walk up to the register, the clerk says "Hello."

I don't feel like talking. I should...

• Say "I need space!"

• Stare at them until they look away.

• Wave and smile.

Multiple Choice

While the clerk is ringing up my items, I should...

• Talk with my friends

• Listen to see if they ask any questions

• Put on my headphones and listen to music

Multiple Choice

The clerk asks "Paper or plastic?" They want to know...

• What type of bag to use

• What my item is made of

• If I am paying with cash or a credit card

Multiple Choice

The clerk asks a question, and I don't know what they mean.

I can...

• Ask my teacher for help

• Scream, "You're not making any sense!"

• Ignore them and pretend I didn't hear the question

Multiple Choice

Once I hand over my money, ____.

• My responsibilities are finished

• I still need to wait for change and a receipt

Open Ended

Why is it important to keep your receipt?

"It is important to keep your receipt because ___."

During the Whole Trip

• Stay with your teacher and group.

• Walk and keep your eyes up.

• Talk in an indoor voice.

• Say "Excuse me" if you need to pass someone.

• Say "Please" and "Thank you" to grocery store employees if you ask them a question.

Multiple Choice

If you want items that are in a different aisle from the group, ___

• You can leave if you'll be back quickly

• Ask a teacher if you can go there next

• See if the group goes there, otherwise, get something else

Multiple Choice

While you walk around the store, ___.

• You must be completely silent

• You can yell and scream to hear the echo

• You can talk quietly with friends

Multiple Choice

You want to know what your teacher did this weekend.

A good time to ask is ____.

• While your teacher is helping a student find groceries

• When another student in your group is checking out

• When waiting outside for other groups to finish

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to ask for help finding strawberries?

• "Excuse me, where are the strawberries?"

• "So, I'm making a pie this week, and the pie will be delicious, and one of the ingredients will be strawberries. I really like apple pie, but this week, I'm thinking strawberry instead. But, I have an issue because, I looked in the produce department and I didn't see them."

• "I need strawberries right now! Show me where they are."

Multiple Choice

Someone is standing on one side of the aisle, looking at the options on the other side. You need to walk between them. You should...

• Walk to a different aisle to get around them

• Walk through without saying anything

• Say "Excuse me" and then walk through

Open Ended

"One way I will meet expectations at the grocery store is ___, which is important because ____"