Subject Headings – Economics, Moneymaking projects
Books
330 GIL Economics / by Laura Anne Gilman.
338 TIL The young zillionaire's guide to producing goods and services / Juliana O. Tillema.
372.7 GLA Mr. Monopoly's amusement park. A math adventure / by Jackie Glassman
398.2 DEM One grain of rice : a mathematical folktale / Demi.*
398.2 STE Tops & bottoms / adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens. *
398.2 STU The Little Red Hen (makes a pizza) / retold by Philemon Sturges*
398.24 TRI The three little wolves and the big bad pig / Eugene Trivizas*
513 WAL Money math / Kieran Walsh.
641.6 DEP The popcorn book / [written and illustrated by] Tomie de Paola.*
641.8 PAU The tortilla factory / Gary Paulsen
973.7 JAK My New York / Kathy Jakobsen.*
PROF 372.4 HEN Learning economics through children's stories / Robert H. Hendricks ... [et al.].
PROF 372.9 DAV Strategies for teaching economics : primary level (grades 1-3) / Donald G. Davison
PROF 372.9 SCH Economics for kids : ideas for teaching in the elementary grades / by Mark C. Schug.
Books - Fiction
AUD E AAR Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain : a Nandi tale / retold by Verna Aardema*
AUD E BRO Arthur's pet business / Marc Brown.*
AUD E NUM If you give a pig a pancake [sound recording]/ Laurie Numeroff *
AUD E POL Thank you, Mr. Falker / Patricia Polacco*
AUD E VIO Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and other stories and poems [sound recording] / Judith Viorst. includes Alexander, who use to be rich last Saturday*
B FRA What's the big idea, Ben Franklin? / By Jean Fritz*
B WAL Vision of beauty : the story of Sarah Breedlove Walker / Kathryn Lasky*
E AAR Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain : a Nandi tale / retold by Verna Aardema*
E ADL The Babe & I / written by David A. Adler *
E AXE Pigs will be pigs : fun with math and money / story by Amy Axelrod
E BRO Arthur's pet business / Marc Brown.*
E BRU Arthur's TV trouble / Marc Brown.*
E BUR Katy and the big snow / story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton*
E CAS Abuela's weave / by Omar S. Castaeda *
E CHI Sam and the lucky money / by Karen Chinn*
E CHO Pig and Crow / Kay Chorao.*
E CRO Click, clack, moo : cows that type / by Doreen Cronin (also available in video)*
E DIS Grandpa's Corner Store / DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan.*
E FRI Leah's pony / Elizabeth Friedrich*
E HAL Ox-cart man / by Donald Hall*
E HUN The doorbell rang / by Pat Hutchins.*
E JOH Bearhide and crow / Paul Brett Johnson.*
E KRE How Santa got his job / Stephen Krensky*
E KRO Paperboy / by Mary Kay Kroeger and Louise Borden*
E LIN The awful Aardvarks shop for school / by Reeve Lindbergh*
E MAD Erandi's braids / written by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal*
E MAY Just shopping with Mom / by Mercer Mayer.*
E MCN Captain Abdul's pirate school / written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton*
E MIT Uncle Jed's barbershop / by Margaree King Mitchell*
E MOL My rows and piles of coins / by Tololwa M. Mollel*
E PAR The Have a Good Day Cafe / by Frances Park and Ginger Park
E POL Thank you, Mr. Falker / Patricia Polacco*
E PRI How to make an apple pie and see the world / by Marjorie Priceman*
E REY Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George goes to a chocolate factory *
E SEU The Lorax/by Dr. Seuss*
E SIL Who wants a cheap rhinoceros? / by Shel Silverstein.*
E TOR Saturday sancocho / Leyla Torres*.
E TUN Mailing May / Michael O. Tunnell*
E VAN Just a dream / Chris Van Allsburg.*
E VIO Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday / Judith Viorst.*
E WEL Bunny money / Rosemary Wells.*
E WIL Working cotton / by Sherley Anne Williams*
E WIL A chair for my mother / by Vera B. Williams.*
E WIL Something special for me / by Vera B. Williams.*
E ZIM How the second grade got $8,205.50 to visit the Statue of Liberty / Nathan Zimelman*
ER COS Money troubles / by Bill Cosby
F CLE Lunch money / Andrew Clements
F BUL Shoeshine girl / Clyde Robert Bulla
F GRE Owen Foote, money man / by Stephanie Greene
F GUT Get Rich Quick Club/ Dan Gutman
F ROB Henry Reed, Inc. / by Keith Robertson ; illustrated by Robert McCloskey.
F SIL The giving tree./ Shel Silverstein.*
F SPI The Bathwater Gang gets down to business / by Jerry Spinelli
F VAN Benjy in business / Jean Van Leeuwen
F WAR 101 ways to bug your parents / Lee Wardlaw.
Games
GAME Animalopoly
Videos
VID-T 332 Piggy banks to money markets [videorecording] : A kid's video guide to dollars and sense.
VID CLI Click, clack, moo: cows that type*
VID LOR The Lorax*
VID MAN The man who walked between the towers [videorecording] : ...and more inspiring tales / Weston Woods.
includes the story - The Pot That Juan Built*
VID MOR More holiday stories [videorecording] includes Sam and the Lucky Money*
Website
KidsEcon Posters
http://www.kidseconposters.com/index.html
Check out Literature Connections and Economics Songs
Lemonaire
A short film about a boy and his first small business
Economics - Computer Lab Resources
http://www.springboro.org/teachers/baliaga/economics.htm
Money Lesson Plans, Youth Education, History of American Money
http://www.bep.treas.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/learning/fun
The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing provides activities and games for students including Design Your Own Bill and others
National Council on Economics
http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons.php
The National Council on Economic Education has nearly 600 free lesson plans arranged by grade and standard or concept.
A.G. Edwards - Financial Literacy Program
* Discussion Questions for these books available at KidsEcon Posters website, listed above.