One Fine Day
This is a story about a fox whose tail has been chopped off. The fox wants his tail sewed back on, and must continue bartering to get the item needed to trade for the stitching.
Economic Concepts
- Barter
- Trade
- Money
- Resources
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
After hearing the story the students work in groups to produce paper foxes. But as they begin their project, they find that they must barter to get the resources necessary for production. They conclude the lesson by learning a song about barter. (Print publication – lesson not available online.)
Hopkins, M. C., Wright, D. K., & Wood, W. C. (1998). Economics and Children’s Literature (Special Third Supplement: Storybooks for Primary Grades). Coulson, E. C., Suiter, M. C., & McCorkle, S. (Eds.). SPEC Publishers, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri.