My Baby
This is the story of a girl/woman in Mali, who produced beautiful bògòlan cloth from resources available in this part of West Africa, using skills she learned over the years from her mother. She was married in a dress painted by her mother, and later she painted her own cloth in which to wrap her new baby.
Economic Concepts
- Wants
- Markets
- Consumers
- Spending
- Exchange
- Money
- Goods or Services
- Specialization
- Human Resources
- Capital Resources
- Intermediate Goods
- Incentives
- Human Capital
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Geography
- Entrepreneurship
- Personal Finance
- Multicultural
Description of lesson from Spotting Economics: From Africa to Ice Cream: Students answer questions about the economics concepts in the story, and participate in activities to help them learn about production and resources.
Adapt and use the activities, Making Resource Cards and Spotting Resources When Shopping, on pages 9, 10, and 13.