Ages 4+ · Money · Earning and jobs
A lemonade stall
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A lemonade stall.The big ideaWhen we work, we can earn coins. Pip earns coins for lemonade.
How it works
A stall is a tiny shop on a table.
When we work, we can earn coins.
Earning means getting coins for the work we do.
Example 1: Make it
- Pick the lemons from the tree.
- Squeeze them, and let the juice drip into the jug.
- Stir in water and sugar.
Example 2: Set up the stall
- Line up the cups in a row.
- Put up a sign with a big yellow lemon on it.
- Wait behind the table.
🍋lemons🥤cups🪧sign
The stall.Example 3: Sell it
- A customer says, a cold lemonade, please.
- Pip pours a cup, and the customer gives Pip a coin.
- The coin is Pip's pay for the lemonade.
Words to know
- stall
- A tiny shop on a table.
- customer
- Someone who buys.
- earn
- To get coins for the work we do.
Watch out
- A customer is someone who buys. The sun and a cloud cannot buy lemonade.
- Wishing does not earn coins. Pip earned them by working.
- A kite or a ball is fun, but a stall does not need it.
Try it
- Who pays Pip for a cup?
- How did Pip get the coins?
- Does a stall need a kite?
- What did Pip put in the jug?
Answers: 1. a customer · 2. by working · 3. no · 4. lemon juice, water and sugar
Try at homeWith a grown-up, talk about the work they do. Work is how people earn money.
For grown-upsSet up a pretend stall with toy cups and let your child be the shopkeeper while you are the customer, then talk about the work they did.