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# 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

Subject: Life Skills · Area: Entrepreneurship · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/making-something-to-sell-mt_CrGnpVjnk8

## Ready when they can

- 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

## Lesson: Making something to sell

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.

**Example.** 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.

*(drawing: Check your product before offering it for 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.

**Example.** 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.

**Recap.** 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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## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Buyers & Sellers](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/buyers-and-sellers-mt_SbEaQnMQoD)

## Optional connections

- [Needs & Wants](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/needs-and-wants-mt__ab4knIaSL)

## Opens up

- [Being a Good Seller](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/being-a-good-seller-mt_cq711F7ruL)
- [Having a business idea](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/having-a-business-idea-mt_RTwmvr9R7V)
- [Who Is a Customer?](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/who-is-a-customer-mt_vpMDMbx4pc)