Lemonade in Winter : a Book about Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins. 2012

How Much Does It Cost?

Inspiration Book:

Lemonade in winter : a book about two kids counting money by Jenkins, Emily, 1967- — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2012--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.2 Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings. 

Rationale: I welcome this Inspiration Book as an additional economics book for young children. For years I have used Viorst’s Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday with K-2 students when they were studying money in math class. I still use Alex, but now have another “money” and economics book to spin-off a variety of activities. There are computer related activities that can also be coordinated with either book. Initially I included some new winter books with the Related Titles, but removed them since winter and snow may be found in other Books Alive entries such as The Story of Snow and Under the Snow 

Teacher Resources:

Follett Teaching Resources are available for Estela’s Swap and Sweet Potato Pie, both on the Related Book lists.

Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes identification game: http://www.ixl.com/math/pre-k/pennies-nickels-dimes-and-quarters

Count Money http://www.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/count-money-pennies-nickels-and-dimes

Coin Sorting  http://www.abcya.com/learning_coins.htm

Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money

Lemonade is a math book that contains a comical but factual explanation of American coins and their value, and a set of math problems that can be written out by students as the characters sell lemonade at different prices. It's also about entrepreneurship, and set-up costs as related to profits. Author website http://www.emilyjenkins.com/classroom-activities

Brian Karas Blog/documentaria on art work for the book: https://gbriank.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/lemonade-in-winter-2/

Activity Guide from Our Story--the Money Makers (Smithsonian) https://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/pdf/money/money_reading.pdf

Video Book Reading; excerpt narrated by Rebecca Solar https://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=16307

Activity Guide from Round Rock ISD http://p5cdn3static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_32715/File/Departments/Library%20Services/Armadillo/ArchiveLessons/Lemonade%20in%20Winter.pdf

Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/show-what-know-read-31075.html

Related Titles:

The girl and the bicycle by Pett, Mark — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3. A wordless picture book in which a girl sees a bicycle she wants to buy, works hard for a kindly neighbor to earn the money for it, then gets a pleasant surprise.

Guinea pigs add up by Cuyler, Margery  — Walker, 2010--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.6 Mr. Gilbert brings in a guinea pig as a class pet, but it looks so lonely he brings another, and before long the class is getting an unexpected lesson in addition--and a very full cage. 

The money we'll save by Cole, Brock eBook — Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.0 In nineteenth-century New York City, when Pa brings home a young turkey in hopes of saving money on their Christmas dinner, his family faces all sorts of trouble--and expense--in their tiny apartment. 

Estela's swap by O'Neill, Alexis, 1949- — Lee & Low Books, 2002--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.1 A young Mexican American girl accompanies her father to a swap meet, where she hopes to sell her music box for money for dancing lessons. FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett.

Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday by Viorst, Judith — Aladdin Paperbacks, c1978 p1988--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.5 Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar. 

The money tree by Stewart, Sarah  — Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1991 p1994 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.5. In summer the leaves on the strange tree growing in Miss McGillicuddy's yard are harvested by many people, but when Miss McGillicuddy thinks about needing firewood for the winter, she realizes the tree may have another use.

Sam the Man & the chicken plan (Sam The Man, Book 1) by Dowell, Frances O'Roark — Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016. -Fic-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 3.7. When seven-year-old Sam Graham, eager for some spending money, volunteers to look after a neighbor's chickens, the experience inspires him to get his own chicken--a special bird named Helga.

Hooey Higgins and the shark (Hooey Higgins) by Voake, Steve — Candlewick Press, c2010 p2012. -Fic-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.3. Hooey Higgins and his best friend Twig plan to capture a shark and charge people to see it in order to raise money to buy a large chocolate egg in Mr. Danson's store window and end up finding something amazing.

Sweet potato pie by Lindsey, Kathleen D  — Lee & Low Books, 2003--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.3 During a drought in the early 1900s, a large loving African American family finds a delicious way to earn the money they need to save their family farm.  FREE Teaching Resources available for download from Follett (Thorough and excellent)

Lulu walks the dogs (Lulu (Atheneum), Book 2) by Viorst, Judith — Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 5.1. Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.

Violet Mackerel's brilliant plot (Violet Mackerel) by Branford, Anna — Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010 p2012. : -Fic-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 5.2. When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.