Wine Making Venture

Overview

This 30-minute lesson introduces Year 1 students to basic concepts of making and marketing a product, using the real-world example of wine making simplified for young learners. The focus is on understanding how products are made and how people tell others about them to share or sell — laying the foundations for enterprise skills within the Business domain in alignment with the New Zealand Curriculum Refresh.

Curriculum Alignment

Learning Areas

• Social Sciences: Understanding the world of work and enterprise.
• Mathematics and Statistics: Counting, sorting, and basic money recognition.
• English: Using language to communicate ideas.

Key Competencies Addressed

• Thinking: Exploring simple processes (making wine) and marketing ideas.
• Using language, symbols, and texts: Sharing information about the product.
• Relating to others: Listening, sharing ideas, and working cooperatively.
• Managing self: Following steps in a process.
• Participating and contributing: Engaging in a simulated enterprise activity.

Achievement Objectives (NZC Refresh)

• Social Sciences | Level 1: Understand how people participate in an economic activity to meet needs and wants (exploring making and marketing).
• English | Level 1: Use oral language to communicate ideas and experiences in a clear and coherent way.
• Mathematics and Statistics | Level 1: Recognise and order New Zealand coins up to $20; use counting in problem-solving contexts【16:NZC Maths Phase 1.pdf】.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the lesson, students will:

• Understand that products come from processes (grape to wine analogy).
• Recognise simple steps involved in making a product.
• Comprehend the idea of marketing: telling others about a product.
• Identify basic New Zealand coins and their values.
• Express ideas about their own product marketing.

Resources

• Picture cards illustrating grapes, juice making, bottles, and a shop stall.
• Play money (NZ coins: $1, $2, 5c to $2).
• Large chart paper or whiteboard.
• Drawing materials for students.

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Lesson Plan

1. Introduction (5 minutes)

• Engagement: Show pictures of grapes and a juice-making process (a simple metaphor for wine making suitable for Year 1).
• Teacher Talk: "Today we are learning about how people make and sell things. Some people make juice from grapes. They put the juice in bottles and then sell it in shops or markets."
• Curriculum Connection: Build understanding of economic activity (Social Sciences) and oral language skills (English).

2. Story and Discussion (7 minutes)

• Story: Tell a simplified story of "How Grapes Become Juice" (simplification of wine making).
• Discussion: Ask students:
  • What do you think happens to grapes to make juice?
  • Where do we buy juice?
  • What do people do to tell others about juice they want to sell? (marketing)
• Use picture cards to sequence the process.

3. Activity: Market Stall Role-Play (12 minutes)

• Setup: Arrange a pretend market stall with bottles pictured as grape juice.
• Task: In pairs or small groups, students take turns being the seller and the buyer.
• Marketing: Sellers describe the juice to buyers (e.g., "It is sweet and yummy!").
• Money Use: Buyers use play coins to ‘buy’ the juice.
• Teacher Role: Guide students in using NZ coins, help with counting, and encourage communication skills.
• Curriculum links: counting and money recognition (Mathematics), oral communication (English), participation (Key Competencies).

4. Reflection and Sharing (5 minutes)

• Invite students to share what they learned about making and selling juice.
• Ask:
  • What did you do to tell others about your juice?
  • Why is it important to tell people about what you sell?
• Highlight ideas about marketing and being an entrepreneur.

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Assessment

• Formative: Observations of student participation in role play and discussions.
• Can the student sequence making a product?
• Can the student communicate product features during the market activity?
• Recognition and correct use of NZ play money.
• Engagement and cooperation in group activity.

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Differentiation and Inclusion

• Use visual supports and real objects for learners needing additional support.
• Encourage Māori language use by incorporating te reo terms for grapes (kōkōwai for metaphorical colour), juice (wai rākau), and money (moni).
• Emphasise collective learning and sharing ideas respecting all students’ contributions.

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Teacher Notes

• Simplify wine making as “grape juice making” appropriate to Year 1.
• Use accessible vocabulary and lots of visuals.
• Encourage cultural and language inclusiveness.
• Link to local context if possible (mention regional fruits or local markets).

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This lesson plan aligns with the New Zealand Curriculum Refresh principles by integrating learning areas, fostering key competencies, and building foundational enterprise knowledge in a way appropriate for Year 1 students【16:NZC Maths Phase 1.pdf】【12:New Zealand Curriculum.html】.