Springs Murrieta Student Center Montessori middle school students in teacher Beth Whitehead’s class, have created their own fictitious toy companies. They worked in groups to select their company’s name, mission, logo, and motto, and have created prototypes of their own unique toys. The students then wrote five-paragraph essays about their experiences and created websites to go with them, the first time for most creating one.
The school’s families and staff were then invited to attend a virtual trade show to see the students’ work and invest imaginary dollars in the best companies. It proved to be an entertaining experience for students and necessitated their use of what they learned in language arts and life skills classes.
