A number of weeks in the past my daughters and one of their associates had a lemonade stand as half of our neighborhood-wide yard sale. The day earlier than that I Tweeted that I needed to give a little bit economics lesson to my youngsters as a result of we had spent $15 on provides they usually wished to cost solely 25 cents for a big cup of lemonade.
My daughters and their pal are 5 and 6 years outdated. The lesson I gave them was a really transient and primary one. But that did remind me that EconEdLink presents a extra in-depth lesson plan constructed round internet hosting a lemonade stand.
Lemon Squeeze – The Lemonade Stand is a free economics lesson plan designed to be used with elementary faculty and center faculty college students. The lesson plan makes use of the backdrop of internet hosting a lemonade stand to assist college students find out about provide and demand, pricing, and a little bit bit about lemons themselves. The sources for lecturers who use this lesson plan embrace tally charts for college students to finish, a script for a little bit play about lemonade stands, and even a recipe for making lemonade from scratch.
On a associated observe, 5 years in the past Fast Company produced this video during which they interviewed the “CEOs” of lemonade stands. It’s a cute and insightful video that’s nicely value 4 minutes of your time.