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Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduI LOVE Strawberries By Shannon Anderson Illustrated by Jaclyn SinquettFree Minds Press/2022STORY SYNOPSIS: Jolie LOVES strawberries - and she’s on anunstoppable (and hilarious) mission to grow herown food from seedling to table in this colorfulintroduction to the joy of growing the popularperennial.Through Jolie’s comical scrapbook-style journalentries, young readers will learn how sheconvinces the “old people” (aka her parents) to lether grow her own strawberries. Growingstrawberries is a lot of work and responsibility, butJolie is ready with the help of her faithful rabbitMunchy! Together they find out just howdelicious, rewarding, and sometimes complicatedit can be to grow your own food.

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduElementary Discussion QuestionsWhat did Jolie love? [She loved strawberries. And also, her parents, grandfather, andpet rabbit Munchie.]Why did Jolie want to earn money? [She wanted to buy strawberry plants to grow inher garden.]What did she discover when she went to the garden store? [She discovered that hermother did not have enough cash to buy her strawberry plants.]What were some of Jolie’s ideas for making money to buy strawberry plants? [She soldlemonade at a neighbor’s garage sale.] Did she make enough money selling lemonadeto buy strawberry plants? [No. She made $6.00 and one strawberry plant cost $12.00.]With her parents’ help, Jolie was able to buy twelve strawberry plants. She worked hardand turned out to be a gardener and was able to grow more strawberries than herfamily could eat. So, she took a risk and set up a “Pick Your Own Home-GrownStrawberries” stand. She became a successful entrepreneur. What do you think anentrepreneur is? [An entrepreneur is someone who starts their own business.]Do you think Jolie will continue her love for strawberries? [Possible answers include:Yes, she will have more strawberry plants next year. She may add blueberries nextsummer. She may switch to just blueberries.] 1.2.3.4.5.6.Introduction: Show the students the cover of I Love Strawberries. Tell them that it takesnatural, human, and capital resources to make products. Ask them if they see any naturalresources in the cover illustration. [The word natural should give them a hint. The strawberriesare natural resources; the gifts from nature that are used to produce goods and services.] Askthem if there is an example of a human resource in the picture. [Yes, Jolie is a humanresource.] Then ask what tools, or capital resources Jolie is using. [The “cap-i-tool” resourcesinclude the pen she is using to write in her journal and her journal.]After reading the book to the students ask the following questions.Reading Makes Cents 2023-2024I LOVE StrawberriesDiscussion Questions