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Publisher’s Story Summary: A raise in allowance gives a young girl a whole dollar to spend, but what should she buy? Ten gummy bears? A funny stuffed bunny? The choices are overwhelming, and the shopkeepers are eager to relieve the narrator of her cash. After solving money math problems, the narrator learns that the power of money can lie in preserving its many possibilities. |
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LESSON: THE BIG BUCK ADVENTURE Lesson Summary Concept: Consumers Definition: Consumers are people who buy goods and services. Comprehension Questions What do we call people who buy goods and services? How much did the little girl have to spend as a consumer? How did she get the money? How do grown-ups usually get the money they spend as consumers? What were some of the goods that the little girl considered buying in the store? Why did the little girl end up saying, “I can’t stand it any more!” In the end, what did the little girl do? Do consumers usually have enough to buy all that they want? What are some of the economic wants that you have as a consumer? Which of your economic wants do you think are most important? Answers will vary. What else can you do with your money besides spending it as a consumer? Other Concepts: Economic Wants, Goods and Services, Price, Scarcity, Saving |
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