Mitten, The
This story tells about many woodland animals who all want to move into the same mitten and make it their cozy home. The animals experience scarcity as the space inside gets more and more limited.
Economic Concepts
- Scarcity
- Choices
- Economic Wants
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Geography
Teacher Tips for Using this Book
Online Lesson from the University of Kansas Center for Economic Education, The Mitten, a lesson to reinforce scarcity. Appropriate for Pre-K.
http://classroomclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lesson-to-reinforce-scarcity-wagon.pdf
Description of Lesson 2, The Mitten
from Economics and Children’s Literature, Third Supplement
The students make animals from scarce clay, and use them later to dramatize the story. (from SPEC)