Opportunity Costs

Opportunity costs!

I love this lesson!

Have the kids imagine they are in the checkout aisle of the store!
Ask them to remember a time that they were standing there and really wanted to buy something. What did they want?

How many times have they wanted to buy more than one thing?

Have the students discuss with their partner which two items would make their choice difficult.
They love this!! Thinking about candy and chips and coke and bubble gum!
Great Day!!!!

Use chart paper to document their opportunity costs. I always go first. Its funny, but EVERY year after we do this lesson, I have sweet little students bringing me my favorite candy! Yum! :) I love teaching!

The Great Fuzz Frenzy!

Grab this book!

I am in love with this book!

I heard about it a few years ago at a Georgia Social Studies Curriculum Training and just had to check it out! The kids love it! I use it every year now in my economics unit- scarcity!


The Great Fuzz Frenzy, by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel is all about how a group of prairie-dogs encounter a strange fuzzy thing— a tennis ball! At first they are too scared to touch it, but soon enough, the bunch whirls into chaos as each one wants their own piece! Talk about perfect for teaching scarcity! The kids love the pictures (especially the pull out page) and it’s a quick read with a ton of punch for instruction!

Check out the Author's website where an elementary school in Texas made a Fuzz Frenzy Pumpkin for Halloween! too cute!

http://www.susanstevenscrummel.com/teachertipsfuzz.htm

(it also gives you a glimpse into this exciting story with GREAT illustrations)