Whew, today was one of those busy-busy days. We finally made our First Grade Factory! Let me explain... The kids have been learning about needs and wants, goods and services, and producers and consumers. To help drill the idea home, the kids are responsible for creating a "factory" that makes snacks (trail-mix) using an assembly line. When everything comes together, there are people who "want" to purchase the snack. The kids are responsible for "producing" the "good" and sending it to the "consumer." This whole process comes together when they have to run an assembly line. Some kids become managers, others become shippers, and others become workers. Depending on the number of kids, you can have a quality control person, a company owner... basically whatever you need.
The parents contributed by sending the items we needed: cereal, raisins, pretzels, bowls, chocolate chips. I put the items in bowls and get the kids set up. Then, it's their responsibility to get the product made and shipped. Finally, the "producers" become the "consumers" as they get to enjoy the snacks they made. It's a lot of fun for the kids! Take a look... (By the way... this is not my original idea)
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