Dragon Pizzeria is about two dragons, BeBop and Spike, who own a pizzeria. BeBop provides the goods (pizza), and Spike provides the service (delivery). Together, the two dragons are the producers, and they need a variety of resources to satisfy their consumers. Their consumers are all fairy tale characters, so their requests are far different from the average pepperoni pizza order!
Part of the fun of this book is to read the descriptions of the pizzas and have the students guess who the consumers are. Some were fairly obvious, like the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk. However, some were a little tricky.
At the end of the book, we discussed the capital resources need to create such a wide variety of products which led to a discussion on supply and demand. We also had an interesting discussion on whether the pizzas that were ordered were wants or needs. Some argued that the pizzas were a need because they were food. Others thought they were a want because you don't have to have pizza. You could just make something at home.
One of the original focuses of this lesson was the difference between goods and services. We ended our discussion by coming back to this concept. To assess students' understanding, I made a worksheet to use as a formative assessment. I also created a worksheet to assess wants and needs. You can have both of these resources for free by clicking here or on the picture below.
One of the original focuses of this lesson was the difference between goods and services. We ended our discussion by coming back to this concept. To assess students' understanding, I made a worksheet to use as a formative assessment. I also created a worksheet to assess wants and needs. You can have both of these resources for free by clicking here or on the picture below.
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