Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will learn the basics of marketing a cupcake business and how to attract customers.

Materials and Prep

Materials needed: paper, crayons/markers, scissors, cupcake images (can be drawn or printed).

Prior knowledge required: understanding of what a business is and basic counting skills.

Activities

• Cupcake Menu Creation: Design your own cupcake menu with drawings and prices for your business.
• Advertisement Poster: Create a colorful poster to attract customers to your cupcake business.
• Role Play: Pretend to be a customer and practice marketing your cupcakes to a family member.

Talking Points

• What is Marketing?
  "Marketing is how we tell people about our cupcakes and convince them to buy from us."
• Know Your Customers:
  "It's important to understand what flavors of cupcakes people like so we can make and sell the right ones."
• Creating a Menu:
  "A menu helps customers see what cupcakes we have and how much they cost."
• Designing a Poster:
  "Posters are like colorful invitations that tell people about our cupcakes and why they should buy them."
• Role Play Practice:
  "By pretending to be a customer, we can learn how to talk about our cupcakes in a fun way to make people want to buy them."