Benny's Pennies


	LITERATURE CONNECTION: CONSUMERS


	Benny’s Pennies Author: Pat Brisson Illustrator: Bob Barner

	Paper Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN (10): 0440410169 ISBN (13): 9780440410164 Retail Price: $6.99 Our Net Price: $4.55


	Published: July 1995 32 pages Age Level: 4-8 Reading Level: 2.0 Lexile Measure: 360

Publisher’s Story Summary: Benny McBride starts his day with five new pennies and is determined to spend them all. His mother wants him to buy something beautiful. His brother wants something good to eat. His sister wants something nice to wear. Benny knows his dog and cat would like something too. With the help of generous and thoughtful neighbors, Benny fulfills each request with a penny and arrives home loaded with five but simple gifts.


	LESSON: BENNY’S PENNIES Lesson Summary Benny McBride has five pennies to spend. What will he buy with his pennies? Benny spends his five pennies on gifts for his family and pets. Concept: Consumers Definition: Consumers are people who buy goods and services. Comprehension Questions What are three things that people typically do with the money they earn? Save it, spend it, or give it away. What did Benny decide to do with his money? Spend his money. Bennie became a consumer. He decided to spend his money on his family and pets. What is a consumer? A person who buys goods and services How did Benny get his money? How do people typically get money to spend? The story doesn’t say how Benny got his pennies. Typically, people work at jobs to earn money to spend. People work as producers to make either goods or services. Sometimes people get money as a gift. Maybe Benny got his pennies that way! Did Benny purchase goods or services with his pennies? Goods What goods did he purchase and for whom did he purchase them? He purchased a rose for his mother, a paper hat for his sister, a cookie forhis brother, a fish for his cat, and a bone for his dog. When Benny purchased the goods, who benefited from this? The person who sold the good, Benny, and, of course, his family and pets who received the gifts Benny gave them! Remember – both parties benefit from a trade or exchange. Other Concepts: Goods and Services, Trade and Money

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