Quilt Story, The
A pioneer mother lovingly produces a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail. Many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl. Both mothers are producers and both daughters are consumers of the same quilt.
Economic Concepts
- Producers
- Consumers
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
In this lesson, students make a patchwork quilt of economic terms they have learned. (Print publication – lesson not available online).
Hopkins, M. C., Wright, D. K., & Wood, W. C. (1998). Economics and Children’s Literature (Special Third Supplement: Storybooks for Primary Grades). Coulson, E. C., Suiter, M. C., & McCorkle, S. (Eds.). SPEC Publishers, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri.