Reality Day
May 2004

Fifth and sixth graders learned about the world of work and money by participating in Reality Day, in cooperation with the Greene County Extension Office of The Ohio State University.

Students were randomly assigned an occupation, education level, income, and children. With their monthly incomes in hand, they visited various stations to purchase housing, food, transportation, clothing, insurance, child care, etc.

Local businesses and organizations, along with other volunteers, staffed the booths and helped students with their choices during this simulation.