Boxcar Children, The
Four children are orphaned. They want to stay together so they try to make it on their own. They discover an old red boxcar that provides shelter as they use their resources and work to survive.
Economic Concepts
- Natural Resources
- Capital Resources
- Human Resources
- Intermediate Goods
Grade Levels
- Intermediate (4-6)
Description of Lesson 1, The Boxcar Children
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students are introduced to productive resources, and then make a mobile to illustrate the resources used in the story.