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Category Archives: book review
Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Max’s Bunny Business
Introduction Max’s Bunny Business is a very cute and fun way to help teach kids about buying things and earning money to pay for those things. This story follows Max the bunny and his friends as they scheme up … Continue reading
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Teaching Basic Addition and Subtraction in First Grade
I have created this list to help teachers who are teaching basic addition and subtraction facts. This will help assist students to learn the basic fact families up to 18 ( Virginia Standard of Learning 1.5 and 1.6) Text Annotations: … Continue reading
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Teaching First Grade Math: Money
Teachers can use the following resources for students that are in the first grade who are learning about money with a total value up to 100 cents or less (Virginia Standards of Learning for 1.7 a & b). Text Annotations: The Coin Counting … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Estela’s Swap
Introduction and Summary Estela’s Swap written by Alexis O’Neill and illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez,is about a young girl from Santa Ana named Estela. She is selling her music box at the Swap Meet for ten dollars so that she … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Berenstain Bears’ Trouble With Money
Introduction and Summary In Trouble With Money, by Stan and Jan Berenstain, Brother and Sister Bear are very good at spending money. Any time they receive money from a grandparent or from a neighbor, they run to the Country … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Emperor’s Birthday Suit
Introduction and Summary The Emperor’s Birthday Suit, written by Cindy Wheeler and illustrated by R.W. Alley, is a book that takes children along a comical journey of an Emperor that wants a new outfit to wear on his birthday during … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Kid’s Guide to Money
Introduction and Summary: The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending it, Growing it, Sharing it, by Steve Otfinoski, provides kids with information on several different areas regarding money. This book tells kids that to get money … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Pigs Will Be Pigs
Introduction and Summary Pigs will be Pigs was written by Amy Axelrod and illustrated by Sharon McGinley-Nally. This is a story of a family of pigs who become hungry and decide that it is time to eat. The only problem … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Arthur’s Funny Money
Arthur’s Funny Money, written and illustrated by Lillian Hoban, is a story about Arthur and his younger sister Violet. Violet is learning her numbers and asks Arthur for some help figuring out a problem. He promises to help her but … Continue reading
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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: What is Money?
What is money? written by Mary Firestone and illustrated by Enoch Peterson is an easy to read book about why money is used, currencies of the world and how bills and coins are made. If explains to us that without … Continue reading
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