5. CATEGORIZE: to classify or put in categories. Taken from: www.thefreedictionary.com
6. Background Information Some 243,800 establishments comprised the U.S. retail food industry in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the United States. The entire retail food industry combined for total sales of $483.7 billion in 2000, up from $368.3 billion in 1990. Grocery stores totaled 163,000, including 24,600 super-markets (defined as having at least $2.5 million in annual sales). Taken from: http://www.answers.com/topic/grocery-stores-sic-5411
13. Name that REGION Students will give each “region” of the classroom store a creative and descriptive name. For example, The freezer section - ANTARCTICA
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15. Which regions are the largest, and which are the smallest?
16. Which have the items that most appeal to students?
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18. SUPERMARKET! By Charlotte Doyle Illustrator Nadine Bernard Westcott AMAZON REVIEW: As a mother wheels her little one through the supermarket, this simple, straightforward text comically belies the cumulative chaos the toddler is leaving in their wake. Lively illustrations of rolling vegetables, slipping customers, and toppling cans carry the punchline in this entertaining excursion that will have readers big and small laughing in recognition.
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