Ice Cream Larry
Larry the Polar Bear got into trouble because he ate 1/8 ton of ice cream from the freezer at Cohen’s Cones. Because of this, Larry became famous, and Mr. I. Berg, an ice cream entrepreneur, made an agreement to produce “Larry Bars” and hire Larry as his “spokesbear.”
Economic Concepts
- Wants
- Markets
- Consumers
- Spending
- Money
- Entrepreneurship
- Producers
- Goods and Service
- Capital Resources
- Human Resources
- Income
- Barter
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Description of lesson from Spotting Economics: From Africa to Ice Cream: Students answer questions about the economics concepts in the story, and participate in activities to help them learn about resources and the production of ice cream.