My kids wanted to create their own movie theater at home. It was so much fun coming up with the signs, decorating them, making decisions on costs, and what to sell. ⠀
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They made their own check-in tickets and my oldest son managed the ‘concession stand’ (everyone had fake money). ⠀
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I gave them free rein to make up the snack menu and prices 😂 (granted my children are ages 5, 3, and 1). ⠀
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Can you make this into a project?⠀
The answer is YES! But how? ⠀
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(Typically, my projects include an essential question that the project is focused on but these are random ideas.) ⠀
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1. Math: Children can research (real) costs of food items vs how much they’re usually sold at movie theaters. ⠀
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2. Math: Which leads me to my next point, you can teach about inflation! ⠀
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3. Math: this is a great way to teach about money. ⠀
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4. Art: Children can also make more sophisticated signs. ⠀
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5. History: Look up the history movie theaters and look at different types of movie theaters. ⠀
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6. Business: Children can research how movies get from the production company to the theater. Also, teach about profit vs. margin. ⠀
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I could go on, but here are some ideas to hopefully keep your kiddos busy ☺️⠀
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Depending on the level of depth this activity/project would be great for ages 5-12.
You can find the Movie Night Project here.