Houston County School District hosts 8th annual ‘Market Day’

Market Day is used to teach third graders the importance of financial literacy.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County School District held its annual Market Day Friday.

Market Day is used to teach third graders the importance of financial literacy.

During the school year, students come up with their own business, products and prices to bring to market day.

They make everything from drawings to headbands to figurines.

Lachandra Cayton, a third grade teacher at Parkwood Elementary, says the project lets students explore their interests.

“They start seeing, ‘Well, maybe I want to make another design,'” she said. “It’s all about entrepreneurship, and so what it’s going to do is help the kids later on figure out if they want to be business owners or be on the production side.”

Profits will go towards supplies for next year’s Market Day.