Teaching Resources: Children's Literature
This page has lessons and links to lessons that use your favorite children's books to teach economic concepts. Keep checking back as more will be added periodically.
- Juliette Chooses a Pet - Lesson on decision making.
- Beach Towel Garden - Lesson on scarcity of garden space by Lisa Taylor from Shaw Elementary.
- Books on Mexican Immigration - Four books that introduce students to Latino culture while teaching economics.
- Abuela's Weave: Artisans or Assembly Lines
Abuela's Weave PowerPoint - Erandi's Braids: Costs/Benefits Analysis
Erandi's Braids PowerPoint - The Pot That Juan Built
The Pot That Juan Built PowerPoint - Saturday Market: A Mexican Market Trading Simulation
Saturday Market PowerPoint - Mexican Money: What Can We Learn?
Mexican Money PowerPoint
- Abuela's Weave: Artisans or Assembly Lines
- Economic Song Book
- The Lemonade War - This lesson was developed by Lynne Farrell Stover & Barbara Haynes.
- Motorized Opportunities Lesson
- Once Upon A Company Lesson
- One Hen - Economic Debriefing of One Hen by Katie Smith
- Resourceful Little Red Hen Lesson
- Scarcity and Opportunity Cost - The City of Ember by Lynne Farrell Stover & Barbara
Haynes
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- The Lorax Lessons
- Truffula Tree: Wise Use of Resources
- Lorax Write Your Ending
- Lorax vs Onceler
- Trufulla Tales
- Trees, Trees - Is There Really a Cost for These - Lesson based on The Giving Tree and The Great Kapok Tree books that teaches about the benefits of our natural environment.
- Uncle Jed's Barbershop - an absolutely all time favorite that teaches so many valuable understanding about African American history, the Great Depression, bank failures, achieving goals, entrepreneurship, scarcity and more.
