Purse, The
The story is about a little girl who likes to hear her money make noise in a metal box. She spent the money she had saved on a purse, and then had to earn more money to go in the purse.
Economic Concepts
- Money
- Goods
- Services
- Price
- Income
- Markets
- Scarcity
- Opportunity Cost
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Personal Finance
Description of Lesson 13, The Purse
from Economics and Children’s Literature, Third Supplement
Following the story, students become workers and get paid in classroom money for producing goods. Then they spend their money as they purchase the goods of their choice. (from SPEC)