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Lind’s Home Center

Contributing researchers: Julia Boisen, Garrett Biever,

Quinn Cook, Kate Gronemus, Colton Lee, Jack

Schlesner, Blake Von Ruden, Jake Wall, and Mrs. Lee

Copyright @2012. Cashton Elementary Press

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Table of Contents

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Goods or Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What You Can Find / See . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Reading and Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What If You Worked Here? . . . . . . . . . . 10

Interesting Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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History

Lind’s Home Center opened on March

13th, 1973. This family-run business start-

ed because they wanted to help oth-

ers and they liked learning about new

tools.

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Goods or Services?

Lind’s Home Center sells a lot of home

products like paint, wrenches, and

sinks. That makes them a goods busi-

ness. They also offer a service of fixing

the goods they sell.

Photo ?

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What You Can Find

Tools

♦ Hammers

♦ Wrenches

♦ Screws

♦ Nails

Appliances

♦ Coffee makers

♦ Stoves

♦ Ovens

♦ Toasters

Paint Supplies

♦ Brushes

♦ Paint

♦ Stirrers

♦ Rollers

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Photos and Captions

Lind’s Home Center can make

new keys. The machine on the left

can make a new key exactly the

same as your old key.

Lind’s Home Center carries al-

most anything you need for

your house.

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Using Math

The people who work at Lind’s Home Cen-

ter use the cash register to count money.

They have to be able to count money

back to the customer. They have to know

how many of each product to order. They

also have to weigh nails and screws.

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Reading and Writing

People who work at Lind’s Home Cen-

ter have to read the products so they

can put them on the right shelf. They

also have to read directions so they

know how to fix things. They write or-

ders so that they know what needs to

be fixed.

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What If You Worked Here?

If you worked at Lind’s Home Center,

you would need to be friendly and

helpful. You would need to know your

products so that you could help the

customer.

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Interesting Facts

♦ Seven people work at Lind’s Home

Center.

♦ It was started by the grandfather.

♦ It is a family business.

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Map

Lind’s Home Center is located at 801

Main Street in Cashton, Wisconsin. For

more information, visit their website -

http://www.linds.doitbest.com/

home.aspx

Photo ? Lind’s Home Center

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Glossary

customer - a person who comes to the

business and buys products

goods - something that a business sells

that people buy

products - Any item that is for sale at a

business

service - when you pay someone to do

a job for you

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About the Project

The Cashton Elementary First Graders

visited many places in order to learn

about the goods and services our com-

munity provides to the people who live

here. A huge thanks to all of the busi-

nesses we contacted who graciously al-

lowed us to visit and learn. If you have

questions about this project or would

like to be included in the future, please

contact one of the following teachers

at the Elementary School (608-654-

7377).

Rachel Huntzicker

Beth Lee

Dawn Stalsberg