Paper Crane, The
A small restaurant loses most of its customers when a new highway takes people in a different direction. But an old man comes in gives the owners a paper crane in exchange for his meal. The dancing paper crane is so delightful that it brings many consumers who want to see it.
Economic Concepts
- Producers
- Consumers
- Economic Interdependence
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
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Description of Lesson 20, The Paper Crane
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students make a web of Economic Interdependence to show the effects of the restaurant on the rest of the community.
Note: Economics and Children’s Literature is a print publication. Lesson is not available online.
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