4/7/2023 0 Comments Fun lemonade stand games![]() My daughter, at one of her first stands, thought she would sell lemonade for a penny a cup. Have your child decide on prices for what they are selling or for the service they are providing. This step also generates some wonderful math. You will likely gain a better understanding of how your wee one understands money. This is always an interesting math activity. Without even knowing it – very meaningful math has already taken place. Madeline had discovered she needed to make more than her goal to account for overhead. Madeline: Oh right – $7.50 to start the business. Mama: weren’t there some other costs you had? Mama: So how much money will you need to make? After some probing questions – which went something like this: If your child is not very motivated by money yet, perhaps they would be interested in raising money for a charity – or raising money to buy something for a charity. Maybe your child wants to make a certain amount of money for a certain reason, or maybe it is more for fun. Your child can set a goal for their business. I paid more then that for her Yogurty’s last night – darn those gummy worms!! The innocence of childhood. She declared, “That’s a ton!” which made me smile. After some math she discovered she would need $7.50 to create her business. Therefore her cost for the stand was some new embroidery thread, more beads, and Bristol Board. The things we had around the house I told her she may have. Her costs were: embroidery thread, beads, string, Bristol Board and markers. Madeline’s latest business was a bracelet stand. Two main areas are: cost for materials and cost for advertising. This is where the fun math activities begin! Support your wee one as he or she begins to think about ALL costs associated with the business. Decide on any costs associated with the business.Īlmost all business will have some costs associated with them. Next, cross out any ideas that aren’t really going to fit with a summer business. At this point it doesn’t matter at all if the ideas are feasible. Have your child brainstorm all sorts of businesses of interests around the circle. Put the word “INTERESTS” or “BUSINESSES” in the middle of a piece of paper and draw a circle around it. Learning only truly happens when we are engaged in activities.Ī great reading activity to do at this stage is a Mind Map. It is important your little one is passionate and engaged in whatever the business may be about. It is ever so important to let your child decide on which type of business he or she would like to begin. Let’s look at each area in detail, with specific learning activities that can happen at each stage: 1. Deciding on advertising and creating the ads.Researching rates and prices and setting them.Deciding on any costs associated with the business.Here are some of the stages at which meaningful learning activities may sneak there way in (insert evil laugh) Having a supportive adult to offer encouragement and perhaps suggest some of the below ideas that may have been forgotten is always very helpful. But children learn best when they try something all on their own, it doesn’t go quite as planned, and they re-try differently. ![]() I check in frequently, ask questions, and when asked offer suggestions for learning. I am far more sneaky with adding these math activities in. You would likely beat the fun right out of the activity if you tried. I don’t suggest doing this in a step by step nature. Now, how to turn those wonderful summer fun activities into meaningful math activities – and how to teach your wee ones to make the most profit too!
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