First-graders from Brompton School learned a basic economics lesson through a fun, hands-on, delicious field trip Friday at Elsie Mae's Canning and Pies.
Brompton teacher Elizabeth William's class is currently learning about wants, needs, goods, services, producers and consumers, so Friday morning's activity aligned well with their studies.
The students made two individual pies each on Friday – a bacon, egg and cheese pie and an apple pie.
The students decided the savory pies could be categorized as a need, since it was their lunch, while the sweet dessert pies would be better labeled as a want.
Williams said while the students benefited from the lesson directly aligning with their curriculum, it also was a lot of fun to see her first-graders use common courtesy during the trip and experience things they haven't done before.