Cashton Community Series

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Hansen’s IGA

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

Hansen’s IGA was purchased in 1987.

They opened so that people would not

have to drive far away to get groceries.

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Goods or Services?

Hansen’s IGA sells cookies, cake

mixes, candy, fruit, ice cream, popsi-

cles, pizza, and other groceries. That

means they are a goods business. But

they also provide a service by deliver-

ing groceries if you can’t come to the

store.

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What You Can Find

Different Departments

♦ Bakery

♦ Meats

♦ Frozen Foods

♦ Canned Goods

♦ Boxed Goods

♦ Produce

Bakery

• Donuts

• Cookies

• Cakes

• Bars

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Photos and Captions

This is the storage area where they keep

extra food.

This is the checkout where

you pay for your groceries.

They keep the money in

the cash register.

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Using Math

The people who work at Hansen’s IGA

have to know how much the food

costs. They have to be able to count

money correctly so they can give cor-

rect change. They also have to know

how many products to order.

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Reading and Writing

People who work at Hansen’s IGA have to

read the boxes so they put the items on the

right shelf. They have to read on the com-

puter so they know they have the right

items. They have to read receipts. They

have to write lists of items to order and write

advertisements.

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What If You Worked Here?

You would need to be able to read

and know the costs of products. You

would need to be able to do more

than one task at a time. They like to hire

people who are friendly and fast. You

would need to wear a special red shirt

with your nametag.

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Interesting Facts

⇒ Hansen’s IGA has 500-800 customers

a day.

⇒ There are 21 people who work there.

⇒ They carry thousands of items.

⇒ Trucks bring food on Mondays.

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Map

Hansen’s IGA is located at 525 Broadway

Street in Cashton, Wisconsin. For more infor-

mation about Hansen’s IGA, visit their web-

site: http://hansensiga.com.

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Hansen’s IGA

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Glossary

advertisements - a poster or flyer telling

people what is on sale

customers - a person who comes to the

business and buys products

goods - something that a business sells that

people buy

groceries - things you buy at a food store

items - any product that a business sells

products - Any item that is for sale at a

business

receipt - the small piece of paper that

shows what you bought

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