First Four Years, The
In their first four years of marriage, pioneers, Laura and Almanzo Wilder battle many challenges—storms, sickness, and providing for their new baby, as they try to make it as farmers on the South Dakota prairie.
Economic Concepts
- Entrepreneurship
- Costs of Production
- Revenue
- Decision-Making
- Profit
- Loss
Grade Levels
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
Lesson 25, The First Four Years
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students explore to process that farmers go through as entrepreneurs, and write a summary of the fifth year (Chapter 5).