The Lemonade War

Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

“9-Year-Old Entrepreneur Launches Teeth-Friendly Lollipop Company”

• Adam Toren interviews Alina Morse, who invented Zollipops.
• addresses best business practices and the balance between work and play in a brief, easy-to-read format
• article contains links to related stories about student entrepreneurs

“10 Success Tips for Young and Aspiring Entrepreneurs”

• Eric Porat offers tips for young entrepreneurs in this clear and informative article.
• addresses best business practices and the balance between work and play

Lunch Money

• a multiple-award-winning middle-grade novel by Andrew Clements, in which Greg, the young protagonist, comes up with a creative scheme for making money at school and ends up in a “war” with competitor Maura
• connects to the themes of best business practices and resolving emotional conflict and further explores the nature of “success” in business

The Candymakers (The Candymakers, #1)

• a middle grade novel by Wendy Mass, in which four children compete to invent the most delicious candy
• extends students’ exploration of ethical competition, the balance between work and play, and the effects of competition on relationships
• The Candymakers on SuperSummary

Rules

• a Newbery Honor Book by Cynthia Lord, in which twelve-year-old Catherine struggles with accepting her autistic brother and learns that, sometimes, her own behavior is actually the problem
• connects to the theme of developing empathy in order to resolve emotional conflict with family and friends and encourages students to view “normal” social skills through a more complex lens
• Rules on SuperSummary

Other Student Resources

“10 Successful Young Entrepreneurs”

• Investopedia’s article offers 10 brief profiles of young entrepreneurs, along with photographs.
• Although brief, the profiles demonstrate the diversity among young entrepreneurs and their business ideas.

How One 8-Year-Old Used a Virtual Lemonade Stand to Raise Over $50k to Feed Those in Need | PEOPLE

• People Magazine’s one-and-a-half-minute video profiles Morgan Marsh-McGlone’s virtual lemonade stand and her charitable efforts.
• This video offers a new angle on how business skills can be used.

Lemonade Stand

• Cool Math Games offers this online game in which students can set up their own virtual lemonade stand.
• This game will connect students with the math and other practical concerns that Evan and Jessie struggle with in the text.

The Parking Ticket Experiment | The Science of Empathy

• This 7-minute video by the B-Corporation media organization Participant demonstrates the difference between sympathy and empathy.
• part of a series of videos, most of which offer useful content that will help students further understand how important empathy is to happiness and to resolving emotional conflict