Cookie Cottage

The Cookie Cottage is a real working store at Truman Moon. It is the first Early Childhood project of its kind in the state of New York. The Cookie Cottage was developed by Mrs. DiDio as a learning tool for her students. The Keebler Company is the School-to-Work sponsor and the children actually run the store and develop many new skills doing so. Their jobs include: ordering; stocking shelves; tracking income and expenditures. The children wear a uniform consisting of aprons, white collars, ties and a name tag identifying their job functions. They are Keebler Company and Truman Moon's "Hollow Tree Primary Elves."

Basic Skills for The Cookie Cottage

l Speaking: Interaction with the customers.

l Listening: Listening to the customers.

l Math: Making change for purchases, discounts and sales.

l Writing: Item descriptions for sales and advertisements.

l Thinking: Creative thinking when creating displays.

l Decision Making: Ordering items for the store.

l Problem Solving: Work schedules around snack times.

l Knowing How to Learn: Locating resources to solve problems.

l Reasoning: Planning for supply and demand.

l Responsibility and Self Esteem: Through group and special independent activities.

l Social: Working with peers and interacting with customers.

l Self Management: Integrity, honesty, making change and being fair.