How Do We Get The Things We Want?
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31-45 min
The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza
OVERVIEW
This lesson uses the book The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza to illustrate the roles consumers and producers play. Students produce bookmarks and consume them by marking a page in a book they are reading.
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Consumers and Producers
Understand that people are both producers and consumers.
CURRICULUM UNITS
Federal Reserve Economic Fundamentals: Elementary Curriculum
Introduce basic economic concepts that are designed for elementary school learners with ten independent hands-on lesson plans.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Saturday Sancocho
Learn about money's advantages over barter.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Mr. Cookie Baker
Read a story and identify economic resources.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
The Berenstain Bears: Mad Mad Mad Toy Craze
Define buyers, goods, price, and sellers; identify prices and sellers for common goods.
