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Guides - Monkey Business}
Preparation-
Students should gather
some want ads from the local newspaper. The want ads can help by
giving the students ideas of different businesses, while also
demonstrating how many jobs there actually are in the
community.
Have students brainstorm to
see how many amusement parks they can name. This list can be used
to point out how big the amusement park industry is. Then have
students see if they can think of businesses that might grow out of
that industry. For example, someone needs to create stuffed animals
for prizes. Someone else might need to cook the food, while another
needs to build the stands for the park.
On-Site-
Have students view
the interview with an amusement park employee. Also be sure to have
them look at the Job Search. Students may follow the links and
explore to see what different kinds of jobs there are at amusement
parks.
Afterwards-
Finish up this section by
having students create an advertisement for ideal job at the
amusement park.
An alternative is to have students create their own game booth or activity that would be suitable for a school carnival.
For those students who would like to learn more about the amusement park business, this site is excellent:
Amusement Park Business
Resource
http://themeparks.miningco.com/travel/themeparks/library/weekly/aa093098.htm