A farmer grows apples and sells them. The farmer is a ______.

A family buys bread at the store. The family is a ______.

A house painter paints homes for pay. The house painter is a ______.

A music teacher gives piano lessons to children for a fee. The music teacher is a ______.

A plumber fixes pipes for customers all day, then pays a tutor to help her son with math. What role does paying the tutor put her in?

A tailor sews custom suits for customers at his shop. The tailor is a ______.

A doctor treats patients all morning, then buys groceries in the afternoon. What role is she in while buying the groceries?

A window washer cleans office windows for pay. The window washer is a ______.

An electrician wires new houses for builders. The electrician is a ______.

A seamstress sews dresses at her shop all day, then pays for a bus ride home. What role does paying for the bus put her in?

A librarian buys new books to put on the library shelves. The librarian is a ______ while buying the books.

Mr. Alvarez bakes bread each morning and buys milk on his way home. Is he a producer or a consumer while buying the milk?

A veterinarian gives medicine to a sick puppy at her clinic. Is the veterinarian a producer or a consumer at work?

A shoemaker sells boots she stitched and buys leather from a farm. Which action makes her a producer?

A person can be a producer at work and a consumer after work.

At a barber shop, who are the consumers?

A hairdresser cuts hair all day, then pays a mechanic to fix her car. What role does paying the mechanic put her in?

A fisher catches fish and sells them at the dock. Is the fisher a producer or a consumer?

Nina grows tomatoes in her garden and buys seeds at the store. Which part of her day makes her a consumer?

Every producer makes a thing you can hold, like a toy or a shirt.

What does a producer do that a consumer does not do?

A pizza cook makes pizzas all week. On Saturday he eats dinner at another restaurant. Who is the producer during that dinner?

A factory worker puts bicycles together all day. What role does that job give her?

A photographer takes pictures at weddings for pay. The photographer is a ______.

Why is a dentist who orders new toothbrushes for her office called a consumer?

Why do producers need consumers?

A boy pays for a ticket and watches a movie. Is the boy a producer or a consumer?

A carpenter builds bookshelves in the morning and pays for a haircut at lunch. How many roles does she fill that day?

Only grown-ups can be consumers.

A chef cooks dinners at his restaurant all evening, then pays a barber for a haircut. What role does paying the barber put him in?

A bus driver takes children to school. Who is the producer on that ride?

Farmer Diaz grows corn and sells it at his market stand. Is the corn a good or a service?

A grocer stocks shelves and sells food at his store. The grocer is a ______.

A toy store has no customers for many weeks. What will most likely happen to the store?

People who grow food for others to eat are producers.

A mail carrier delivers packages to homes every day. The mail carrier is a ______.

At the market Mr. Ortiz sells honey from his bees and buys eggs from the next stand. Which action is his producer action?

A singer performs a concert on Friday night, then buys a ticket to see another band on Saturday. What role is she in on Saturday?

A farmer sells eggs at the market and buys a tractor part from another stand. Which action makes him a consumer?

The students who eat a school lunch are the producers of that lunch.