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Lessons to Teach Economics Using Children's Literature
Helga's Dowry – A Troll Love Story – Tomie dePaola
Goods, services, barter
Economics and Children's Literature – (page 25) - PDF
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Joffrey Numeroff
Unlimited Wants, goods and services
Economics and Children's Literature – Supplement 2 – (page 3) - PDF
Lesson from website: http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/mouse.htm
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday – Judith Viorst
Spending, Saving
Economics and Children's Literature
Special Third Supplement - (page 73) - PDF
What's Cooking Jenny Archer – Ellen Conford
Revenue, profit, loss, costs of production
Economics and Children's Literature – Supplement 2 – (page 23) - PDF
Uncle Jed's Barbershop – Margaret Kind Mitchell
Productive resources, natural resources, human resources, capital resources, saving, entrepreneur
Economics and Children's Literature – Supplement 2 – (page 19) - PDF
Lesson from website: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade2/Uncle_Jed.html
Tops and Bottoms – Janet Stevens
Opportunity Cost
Lesson from website: http://kidseconbooks.com/html/tops_and_bottoms.html
The Lorax – Dr. Seuss
The Lorax and What the Lore Lacks
Seas, Trees, and Economies Dr. Curt Anderson – (Lesson 10) - PDF
A Gift for Mama – Esther Hautzig
Income, saving, short-term goal
Lesson from website: http://www.umsl.edu/~wpockets/schoolhouse/lessons/Mama/mama.html
Lesson from website: http://www.moneymanagement.org/Education/Resources/Mama/index.asp
A New Coat for Anna – Harriet Ziefert
Barter, goods, services
Economics and Children's Literature – (page 48) - PDF
The Sea-Breeze Hotel – Marcia Vaughan and Patricia Mullins
Intermediate goods, resources (human, natural, capital)
Economics and Children's Literature – (page 57) - PDF
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