Kool-Aid Timeline, Slides of Business

Download Kool-Aid Timeline and more Slides Business in PDF only on Docsity! Name_____________________ Kool-Aid Timeline Grades 4-6 Go down to our Kool-Aid Exhibit to learn how Edwin Perkins created such a successful drink and what it took to keep it going! In the _______________, David Perkin’s (Edwin’s dad) opened D. M. Perkins General Merchandise in ___________, Nebraska. Edwin loved to work in the store after school and learn all about the new products to sell the customers. Walk inside the store to find a photo of Edwin and his sister, Vesta, filling the shelves of the store. The shelves went all the way to the ceiling so they could offer a variety of products to their customers. In the case below the image, there are a few items Edwin’s dad might have had in the store. List two items you see. 1. 2. Walk over the cash register. Food items were a lot cheaper in the 1900s. How much did a bread loaf cost? ________________ In the next room, we learn more about Edwin. His wife’s name was ______________, and they married in 1918. Shortly after they married, they moved to Hastings, Nebraska because it was bigger than Hendley and he needed more room to make his products. Edwin made other products besides Kool-Aid. There are two large display cases with some of his goods. Name the two you find most interesting. 1. 2. Fruit Smack, which influenced the creation of Kool-Aid, was one of his best-selling products. It came in six original flavors. What were they? 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 6. As his business grew, he moved to Chicago, Illinois; a city much larger then Hastings. What year did he move? _____________________ During the 1930s, families were struggling with money because of the Great Depression. This means they bought things they needed before they bought things they wanted. Is Kool-Aid a need or a want? __________________ To help make Kool-Aid more affordable, Edwin dropped the price from 10 cents to ____________. This allowed more people to buy Kool-Aid during hard times. Continue on to our “Premium Wall” where you can see all of the things you could get when you collected Kool-Aid Points. List three premiums you think are neat. 1. 2. 3. Go Into our Kool-Aid Theater. Watch any commercial and tell us about it. On your way out of the exhibit, be sure to say “Hi” to the Kool-Aid Man! 8/2018