MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) - Some Muscatine second-graders got a sweet lesson in business this week through the baking and selling of thousands of cookies.
The Muscatine Journal reports (https://bit.ly/1hIHgfP ) the students at Washington Elementary sought a loan from First National Bank and then used the money to buy cookie supplies. After taking orders from area schools and employees at the bank, the students baked 2,400 cookies on Thursday with help from parents and grandparents.
The children learned about business and will use the money remaining after paying off the loan to pay for school trips and other student projects.
Amid the controlled chaos of so many young chefs, student Alexis Taylor said she found the mixing to be most fun. Plus there’s the benefit of “being messy, too,” she said while waving her dough-covered hands.
Teachers tried to limit the mess by pushing desks together and covering them with plastic tablecloths, and by asking adults to measure and pour ingredients. But plenty of oatmeal, chocolate chips, M&Ms and peanut butter still managed to escape the bowls.
Jayla Johnson gripped a wooden spoon with sticky hands and tried to stay focused on her task.
“I have a lot of mixing to do,” she declared.
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Information from: Muscatine Journal, https://www.muscatinejournal.com
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