Pancakes+Pancakes+Reinforcing+Activity

Benchmark 3-5: B. Explain why entrepreneurship, capital goods, technology, specialization, and division of labor are important in the production of goods and services.

After reading Pancakes Pancakes as a class, discuss what division of labor is. Have students point out the many steps that Jack took to create his pancakes and guide them to contrast that with division of labor. Also discuss where wheat grows, how to grind wheat into flour, how to milk a cow, how to churn milk into butter, where to collect firewood, how to make preservatives, etc.

Over the next week, have students get into teams of 4-5 (depending on class size). Have one team grind wheat, another team make butter, and keep spliting up the other steps among the teams that the young boy and his mother followed to make pancakes as applicable. If a student has chickens at home, have them collect a few eggs and take pictures of the hen house.

Finally, the class will make pancakes and reflect on the process.