{"id":352140,"date":"2010-02-22T23:48:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T04:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2421"},"modified":"2010-02-22T23:48:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T04:48:15","slug":"teaching-economics-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-henry-hikes-to-fitchburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/352140","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Economics with Children\u2019s Literature: Henry Hikes to Fitchburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Henry<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction and Summary<\/strong>
\nHenry Hikes to Fitchburg<\/a> written by D.B. Johnson, is a short story about two friends trying to get to Fitchburg.\u00a0 Henry (modeled after Henry David Thoreau) decides to walk while his friend works odd jobs to earn money for a train ticket.\u00a0 The two have very different days based on that decision, but nonetheless they meet in Fitchburg by the end of the story.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong>
\nThis book can teach children about how people can work to earn money in order to purchase goods and services.\u00a0 The theme of the story is that it is often worth slowing down and enjoying nature, and that money cannot buy everything.\u00a0 Still, the half of the story that focuses on Henry’s friend earning money is a good way to connect to learning about earning and saving money (VA SOL 1.9).<\/p>\n

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