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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Cocoa Ice
Cocoa Ice tells the story of two little girls, each living in completely different parts of the world, whose daily activities directly impact the other. The first little girl lives in Santo Domingo and helps her family grow and harvest … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics With Children’s Literature: The Hard-Times Jar
The Hard-Times Jar written by Ethel Footman Smothers and illustrated by John Holyfield explores the exciting ideas of economics by following the life of Emma Jean Turner and her family. The Turner’s were migrant workers who had to follow the … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Round and Round the Money Goes
Introduction and Summary Round and Round the Money Goes (What Money Is and How We Use It) by Melvin and Gildar Berger, and illustrated by Jane McCreary, is a great resource to use when exploring economics with early elementary school students. … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Let’s Trade: A Book About Bartering
The book Let’s Trade: A Book About Bartering , written by Nancy Loewen and illustrated by Brian Jensen, is part of the Money Matters series, meant to help children better understand economics. This specific story is about how Mr. Wallace’s third grade class discover that money isn’t always used to get the … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics With Children’s Literature: The Goat In The Rug
After Geraldine, the goat, gets shorn, she is curious what her friend will do with her wool. Read The Goat in the Rug as told by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link for the goat, Geraldine. Geraldine narrates as her … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Goods and Services
Goods and Services, written by Janeen R. Adil, is a book designed to help introduce children to the basic world of money and economics, how money and economics affects them on a daily basis, and why money and economics are … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: One Hen
Introduction: One Hen, written by Katie Smith Milway and illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, provides a unique and interesting story serving as an example of how loans are used and how one can start his/her own business. The story is kid … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Night Worker
The Night Worker written by Kate Banks and illustrated by Georg Hallensleben provides a simple and colorful description of the job of night-working engineer. The book begins with Alex’s father taking him on a surprise nighttime visit to his job site. They see … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: One Hen: How one small loan makes a big difference
One Hen: How one small loan made a big difference written by Katie Milway and illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes is an inspiring true story about a young boy from Ghana who takes out a small loan and ends up with a … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Little Nino’s Pizzeria
Little Nino’s Pizzeria, written by Karen Barbour is a story about a little boy named Tony, and his father, Nino, who own and operate a pizzeria. Little Nino’s Pizzeria is a small, but popular restaurant, run by Tony’s father, who … Continue reading
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