{"id":532149,"date":"2010-04-17T12:57:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2674"},"modified":"2010-04-17T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T16:57:48","slug":"teaching-economics-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-pigs-will-be-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/532149","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Economics with Children\u2019s Literature: Pigs Will Be Pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction and Summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pigs will be Pigs<\/a> was written by Amy Axelrod<\/a> and illustrated by Sharon McGinley-Nally.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 This is a story of a family of pigs who become hungry and decide that it is time to eat.\u00a0 The only problem is they haven’t any money.\u00a0 They turn their house upside down on a quest for loose change and some bills to have enough to go and eat.\u00a0 The story is very kid friendly and the pictures are wonderful in capturing the stereotypical evidence that pigs really are pigs.\u00a0 In the back of the book, it summarizes how much money the pigs did collect and shows it in a simple set of columns that the children could add together.\u00a0 The book also asks about how much did their visit to the restaurant cost which would encourage some basic arithmetic.\u00a0 Finally for those kids up for the challenge are encouraged to determine how much money did they have left after their dining experience.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections:<\/strong>
\nThis book could be used for a couple of different concepts.\u00a0 It could be used for a younger audience just learning about the concept money and how money is used to buy goods and services.\u00a0 It can also teach economic choices for example (I want this, but I need that to survive) economic cost.\u00a0 For older groups of children it can be used to help teach addition and subtraction skills as well as also incorporating the economic cost of choices made.\u00a0 The book touches on both economics and mathematics at the same time.\u00a0 (VA SOL 2.8).<\/p>\n

Additional Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n

This website titled Peanuts and Crackerjacks<\/a> combines sports trivia with economics questions.\u00a0 It is geared for older kids and is a lot of fun while discussing economics.<\/p>\n

This site includes a game called Dumptown <\/a>which is all about recycling programs and managing expenses and revenue from recycling.\u00a0 Teachers and parents can assist with this game until the students get the idea of it.<\/p>\n

This site provides information that can be used to create an activity involving supply and demand<\/a> or can be turned into a lesson plan on this concept.\u00a0 This would be ideal for 3rd graders in their understanding of economics.<\/p>\n

General Information: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Book: Pigs will be Pigs<\/a>
\nAuthor: Amy Axelrod<\/a>
\nIllustrator: Sharon McGinley-Nally<\/a>
\nPublisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
\nPublication Date: 1997
\nPages: 31
\nGrade Range: 2nd – 4th grades
\nISBN: 0-329-12098-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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