Apple+Framer+Annie+Reinforcing+Activity


 * Apple Farmer Annie Reinforcing Activity**

Read Apple Farmer Annie to the class. After reading, break students into groups of 2 or 3 and have them fill out the Venn Diagram below. On one side they are describing Annie’s production methods without competition, like it was told in the book. Then have them write and think about what would happen the way Annie produces now if she had a lot of competition. How would things be different? What things would stay the same? Give them about 15 or 20 minutes to work on this and then come together as a class and discuss what groups came up with. Create a class Venn Diagram, mirroring the ones they worked on as a group. As a class decide if there can be any generalizations made about the effect of competition on a producer. Then discuss why it was so important for Annie to make apple cider, and applesauce to sell at the market.



**Other Academic Standards Covered by this book:** People in Societies, Geography

Another activity idea is to talk about the work that goes into being an entrepreneur, and the process goods go through before reaching our markets.