Saving Strawberry Farm
This is a story about a Depression-era family attempting to save a neighbor’s farm by waging a penny auction. In the book, a father loses his job due to the economy and the family struggles to keep their farm.
Economic Concepts
- Decision-Making
- Economic Wants
- Opportunity Costs
- Profit and Loss
- Saving
- Scarcity
- Spending
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
Teacher Tips for Using this Book
Online lesson and whiteboard activity from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank:
pdf lesson: http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/assets/lesson_plans/StrawberryFarm.pdf
interactive whiteboard activity (clicking link will download notebook file): http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/assets/lesson_plans/SavingStrawberryFarm.notebook
While I read some reviews for this book and they say it is for the younger grades, I would say third grade at the very earliest.