By Gabriela Escoto

Starring Teddy

SHOPPING

CENTER

AnthropologieMom took me to a big pretty store. A nice lady said “hi” to

us right away. It smelled like sweet

grapefruit in there. Mom wanted to stay for a while.

The store was open, colorful and I saw many exciting things. And I also saw…

…many letters!

Anthropologie starts with “A”

APPLEWe went to another store, but it was very different and I didn’t want to stay long because it was crowded, noisy and very plain. I wanted to play with

their Ipads but I had to wait for my turn a long time. But before

we left I found…

Shapes!Circles, squares,

rectangles and many

more.

RED BARNNext day, mom wanted to buy some

plants. I liked this place a lot because everybody was happy and the place was very big and open.

They had a pumpkin patch and a lot of people were taking pictures there. I saw many nice plants and I got to

practice my…

Colors!I saw

orange pumpkins, and yellow, flowers and many more!

Disney StoreWe saw the Disney store on the way! I love it because they have many toys and I can touch them. It is very

colorful and festive in there. Mom said the store was all

jumbled. I wanted many toys but I have to wait for

Christmas…

I saw many animals, some are mammals, others are fish,

birds or amphibians. I know a lot!

TEXAS STOREAt the mall, we saw the Texas Store and went in because they were having a shirt

sale. It was the smallest store of all. Employees were serious in there and there weren’t many customers. They had many things but they didn’t fit in the store. They

need a bigger one!

Texas flag has 1 star, the longhorn has 2 horns, I saw

3 golf balls in a box and 4 Christmas

ornaments. Everything was Texan here, just

like me.

HEBLast we went to HEB for

groceries. I like going here because they have samples of

delicious food. Everybody is nice in here but they are very busy. There are a lot of people buying many things. They have

everything and it is cheap. I found food from the food

pyramid…

Like oranges and artichokes from the vegetables

and fruits group. Fish from the

meat group and many more!

At the end of this journey with Teddy I realized I wasn’t previously paying full attention to how the people, environment, and merchandizing influence buying decisions.

As a teacher I also found many opportunities to engage children in learning exercises which can make shopping experiences more enjoyable for both children and adults.

Thanks for your time!