Saturday Sancocho
Making chicken sancocho is a traditional Saturday treat for Maria Lili. But when Papa announces one morning that there is no money for sancocho, Maria Lili and her grandmother go to market to barter for the ingredients.
Economic Concepts
- Trade and Barter
- Money
- Goods
- Economic Wants
- Producers
- Consumers
- Markets
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Geography
- Multicultural
Teacher Tips for Using this Book
Here is a link to an online lesson along with interactive whiteboard activity.
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/elementary.cfm
Online lesson from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia where students complete sentences that record the various trades carried out by the family to obtain all of the ingredients for the sancocho. Students also participate in trading activities that illustrate money’s advantages over barter.
Online Lesson for Saturday Sancocho from Kids Econ Posters:
http://www.kidseconposters.com/html
Students read the book and discuss the economics concepts through a set of questions and answers.