At the end of the lesson, you will understand money decisions, such as: how much to spend, how much to save, and how having or not having money affects your every day life.

This literature-based lesson incorporates the economic concepts of producer, consumer, and productive resources through active exploration. Students listen to a story about children who produce and sell lemonade to raise money for their clubhouse. They produce a product and classify the resources used in production as natural resources, capital resources (goods), or human resources. The extension activities integrate mathematics and language arts as students graph the lemonade sales and create an advertisement for lemonade

Students are asked to use their knowledge of area and perimeter to develop a blueprint for an eco-friendly “tiny home.” The home must be innovative in design while meeting specific requirements from an architect. In order to stay within these requirements, students must monitor the area of the home, gardens, patios, and other spaces. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.