Making something to sell
Making a craft, drawing or baked item with adult help; checking the product; thinking about what a buyer might want and discussing a price
What a learner can do afterwards
- Identify a simple product that could be made to sell
- Explain a feature of their product that a buyer might like or find useful
- Name material costs, work and what buyers might pay as things to discuss with an adult before choosing a price
1 · Read
You know that a buyer pays a seller. You can make a product to sell, such as a card, drawing or baked treat. Ask a grown-up before making or selling things. For baking, get help with hot tools, clean hands and food allergies.
Ben paints faces on small rocks. He lets the paint dry and checks that it stays on. Someone who likes the faces might buy one. Buyers can like different things. Care helps a product work, but does not promise a sale.
Check how your product works. A bracelet meant to hold beads needs a strong tie. Count finished products by pointing to each one once. Say the next number each time. Each heart here stands for one card. Count 1, 2, 3, 4. There are four cards.
A price tells a buyer how much to pay. Ask a grown-up to help you think about material costs, the work and what buyers might pay. These are pretend prices in dollars. They are examples, not prices every seller should use.
Pretend prices: rock $1, bracelet $2.
Jo spends time making a bracelet and asks $3 for it. Time and price alone do not tell us whether the price is fair. Ask about material costs and what buyers might pay. A buyer can also choose not to buy.
Make and check your product with adult help. Discuss material costs, work and what buyers might pay before choosing a price.
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Five original readings written for this dataset about making, checking and offering products with adult help.
More to read
Check your finished card
Put your card on the table. Open it and close it. Is any glued paper coming loose? Is the glue dry? Ask a grown-up to check with you. Fix loose pieces before offering the card. A buyer might like your drawing, but the buyer can still choose whether to buy.
Draw a paper character
Draw your own character on paper. Give it clothes or a hat with crayons. If you want to cut it out, ask a grown-up to help you use safety scissors. Check together for thin pieces that might tear. Ask permission before offering your craft for sale.
Fold a card
Place a rectangular sheet of paper on the table. Bring one short edge over to meet the other short edge. Press along the fold. Open the paper and draw a message inside. Close it and decorate the front. Ask a grown-up to check your card before you offer it.
Discuss a bookmark's price
Rae makes a bookmark with paper and ribbon. She asks a grown-up what those materials cost. They discuss the work and what a buyer might pay. Spending time on the bookmark does not settle its price. They need to think about more than time.
Practise a pretend sale
Ask a grown-up to play buyer. You can play seller with a craft you made. Show your craft and say what it does. Ask what the buyer would check before buying. Use pretend money to practise paying and handing over the craft. Get adult permission and help before any real sale.
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