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=__Text Set__= >> At first he tries selling candy and toys, but the school soon puts a stop to that, and he can understand why. But when he starts writing, illustrating, and printing his own comic books and selling them, the principal puts a stop to that too, and that seems less fair. Equally unfair is that his lifelong enemy, Maura, has once again copied his idea. But perhaps it takes a pair of enemies to challenge the system.
 * 1) ===//Homespun Sarah [[image:homespun sarah text.jpg width="275" height="190"]]//===
 * Author: Verla Kay
 * Illustrator: Ted Rand
 * Sarah's life in Colonial Pennsylvania is anything but easy. She and her family have to grow, raise, and make everything they need-including their clothes. The time and effort that takes means that nothing is replaced until it's absolutely necessary. As Sarah helps plant flax and raise sheep throughout the year, her one dress gets tighter and tighter. But in the nick of time, wool is spun, fabric is woven, and a brand-new dress is made just for her. The details of colonial life are captured in lively verse and glowing illustrations, making Sarah's joyful spin in her new dress an ending readers will cheer.
 * 1) . **//Lunch Money [[image:lunch money.jpg width="150" height="183"]]//**
 * Author: Andrew Clements
 * Greg has always loved money, and he's good at getting lots of it. Since he was very small he has done chores and odd jobs, first at home, then around the neighborhood. Now in sixth grade he has realized that he has been sitting on a gold mine all along -- school. School is the place where kids with money gather every day, and Greg intends to get a good sized piece of the action.
 * 1) //**The Giving Tree [[image:the giving tree.jpg width="185" height="173"]] **//
 * Author: Shel Silverstien
 * ==== The Giving Tree teaches many lessons rolled into one wonderful story. This story gets students of all ages thinking about giving, taking, making a profit, our natural resources, identifying goods and services, opportunity cost, scarcity, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and most importantly the value of friendships and making choices in life. ====
 * 1) //**Pioneer Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes **// [[image:pioneer days.jpg]]
 * Author: David King
 * Dozens of fun, hands-on projects and activities from the days of the American pioneersJoin twelve-year-old Sam Butler and his nine-year-old sister, Liz, on the American frontier in 1843. Discover the hard work, fun, and adventure of their daily lives, and along the way learn how to play games, make toys and crafts, and perform everyday activities just like Liz and Sam.You can make your own homemade soda pop and cook up a batch of johnnycakes. Use clay to create your own pottery and design a string of African trade beads, or learn the Native American art of sandpainting. You can even make your own holiday decorations out of dough or pinecones--if you're not too busy playing tangram, a Chinese puzzle game, or a beanbag target game.Pioneer Days is filled with interesting bits of historical information and fun facts about growing up in days gone by. Discover how different--and how similar--life was for American kids in history.
 * 1) The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities [[image:American Revolution.jpg]]
 * Author: Janis Herbert
 * Heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life in this activity book, and the concepts of freedom and democracy are celebrated in true accounts of the distinguished officers, wise delegates, rugged riflemen, and hardworking farm wives and children who created the new nation. This collection tells the story of the Revolution, from the hated Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party to the British surrender at Yorktown and the creation of the United States Constitution. All American students are required to study the Revolution and the Constitution, and these 21 activities make it fun and memorable. Kids create a fringed hunting shirt and a tricorn hat and reenact the Battle of Cowpens. They will learn how to make their voices heard in “I Protest” and how Congress works in “There Ought to Be a Law.” A final selection including the Declaration of Independence, a glossary, biographies, and pertinent Web sites makes this book a valuable resource for both students and teachers.

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// Scholastic News // is here to help! The Economy for Kids Special Report collects resources and articles to help you make sense of the economy, how it works, and what makes it such a vital part of our lives. This Special Report will grow as Scholastic Kid Reporters and editors come up with new articles, games, and guides. So bookmark this page and check back often for the most complete coverage of the economy and how it’s affecting your world. (Copied from the Website)

Scholastic news can be such a valuable resource for teachers to use to not only order these wonderful books but also to teach from. I noticed that they even have a way as, for teachers, to connect and devise new lesson plans and come up with activities for the children to do that appear to be very fun.

This interactive site teaches students about earning, saving, spending, and giving. It consists of economic tips for Tweens and Parents, as well as ideas for teachers. Interactive games include What is Your Credit Card IQ? Debt Calculator, The Truth About Millionaires, I Paid How Much? Compounding Calculator and many more. My favorite is “Take the Spending Challenge” which is geared towards 5th- 10th graders.
 * 2. ****TheMint.org - Fun For Kids – Take the Spending Challenge **
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All of these games on this website are available for free and they are fun to play!

“Economics is not just money. It's businesses and how they work. It's lemonade stands and how many dollars they take in. It's toy collecting and baseball card collections. It's taxes and allowances. It's stocks and bonds. Economics is part of almost everything you could ever think about. Find about how by visiting the links on this page.”

This site has many resources including: How and why to make a manage, The Importance of Trade, How the Internet has Changed Economics, Fun Facts, Newsletters, and so much more. The resources on this site are free.

The resources associated with this website are fantastic. There are tons of different exercises and materials to engage in. The site provides lessons, activities and more for all grade levels and a various cognitive levels. The activities on this site are fun and interactive and can be used as a whole class or individually. This is one of the best resources for teaching students different economic lessons. This category includes elementary economic material for primary education, kindergarten through 6th grade. These lessons, lesson plans, and worksheets will introduce your students to consumer economics and very basic economic principles, while reinforcing other basic skills such as money recognition and basic math. This introduction to economics for early learners includes topics such as: what money is, where it comes from, and what we do with it. Earning money, spending money, and saving money. With the following lessons, and your review, students should understand goods and services, needs and wants, and the difference between producers and consumers. (Copied from Website) This website seemed appropriate for the age and grade level that is being taught. It seemed to have some interesting ways in which to teach economics in a way that relates to the things that are important to kids. It provides worksheets and other activities to employ with the students and I will explore this more in the future as I did not get far enough into this website as of yet.
 * 4. Kids & Government **
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 * 5. ****Elementary Economics Instruction **
 * [|Money Instructor] **

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