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$carcity
We
read a story that dealt with the concept of
scarcity.
We
drew pictures that compared scarcity and no
scarcity.
(
They were great pictures, but I sent them home
before I copied them - OOOPS! )
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Work
and it$
Reward$
Children
identified work done by members of their families
and
the
rewards of their labors. We realized that people
may work
for
pay or may work for other resons and rewards.
Children
also
thought of jobs that first graders could do to earn
money.
Here
is a short list of our ideas:
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Lemonade Stand
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Pinecone picker upper
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Pick up pecans
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Do chores
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Garage Sale
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Sell old toys
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Make jewelry to sell
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Make pictures to sell
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Need$
and Want$
This
is a sampling of the students' lists of needs and
wants:
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NEEDS:
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WANTS:
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I need
a house.
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I
want a scooter.
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I
need water.
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I
want a bike.
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I
need a car.
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I
want a new car.
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I
need food.
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I
want a book.
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I
need to be warm.
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I
want a game.
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I
need air.
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I
want a toy car.
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$pending
and $aving
We
read The Berenstain Bears and Trouble With
Money.
Students
wrote in their journals about things that were
worth
saving
money for.
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 Hat
$hop
$$$
making a budget and sticking to it
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HATS OFF to
these students who are using math skills and
economics
lessons
to make and decorate hats.
We
have been using our heads to make our
hats!
The
hats are made!
Now
we are ready to visit the hat decorating shop and
place an order for the items that we want to use to
decorate our hats. Each child was given 25 cents to
spend on hat decorations. Each child created an
order for the supplies they would need and added up
the costs to make sure they were within their
budget before getting their order filled at the Hat
Shop.
Look
at those fancy hats now!
HATS OFF to
a great lesson in making a budget and decorating
within it!
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money on postage - send us an email!
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This
page was created by
Lin
Attaya
on 05-16-01
updated
05-22-01
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