Computer Resources:
Go to the Crayola
website to learn the steps in how crayons and markers are produced.
Books to read:
A New Coat for Anna: During World War II, Anna’s
mother decides to trade for few valuables for the resources needed to produce
a new coat for her daughter. Anna visits the sheep that provide wool.
meets the woman who spins yearn, helps her mother dye yarn, takes the yarn
to the weaver, and goes to the tailor who makes the new coat.
Abuela’s Weave: A young Guatemalan girl and her grandmother
grow closer as
Buffalo Hunt: The role of the buffalo in the Plains Indian
life, including its spiritual significance and its many uses for food,
clothing, shelter, and tools.
General Store: Illustrations offer an opportunity to compare the general store with the modern-day supermarket.
Hammers, Nails, Planks, and Paint: Illustrations and simple text explain the process of building a house.
How a Book is Made: Animals explain the steps of producing a book starting with the writing of the manuscript and the drawing of pictures. Explains all the technical processes leading to printed and bound copies.
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to visit the Statue of Liberty: A chronicle of the funny fund-raising schemes of an industrious group of second graders. The students have a chance to learn about business expenses and profits as they try to raise money for the class trip.
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World: The illustrated story of a girl who gathers the ingredients for an apple pie from locations all over the world. Trace the route of the baker as she uses resources and different types of transportation to produce her pie.
I Want to be a Police Officer: Ramon's uncle explains to Ramon and friends how people become police officers. He also describes the various jobs officers are required to do.
I Want to be a Police Officer: Ramon's uncle explains to Ramon and friends how people become police officers. He also describes the various jobs officers are required to do.
New Road!: A step-by-step description and illustrations of how a road is built with a look at the people involved in planning and construction, kinds of equipment used, and how roads have changed
Night Markets; Bringing Food to a City: Text and photographs detail how wholesale markets supply produce, meat, dairy products, flowers and bakery goods during the night.
Oil Spills: An introduction to oil, transporting it and disposing of it. Discusses spills, their effects, and methods of cleaning up and prevention.
Paddle-to-the-Sea: A young boy carves the figure of an Indian in a canoe and sets him off on a journey through the Great Lakes and down the Saint Lawrence River. Winds, currents and human hands help him as he journeys to the Atlantic. Along the way he observes a sawmill, fishermen, the Coast Guard busy docks, the factories of Detroit and peaceful farms.
Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger: The biography of a man who, despite hardships and prejudice, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized the shoe industry in the late nineteenth century. Jan Matzeliger's invention that increased output and lowered the price of shoes.
Stores: The economic activities of 40 different stores found in a typical community including an ice cream store, kennel, and bank.
The Berenstein Bears and Mama's New Job: Each member of the Bear family has a job - they depend on each other. When Mama decides to go into business, the rest of the family learns about time scarcity and all the goods and services Mama Bear provided for them before she went back to work.
The Big Green Pocketbook: A young girl and her mother make a bus trip to town. They visit shops and businesses including a stop for ice cream at the soda shop. Along the way, the little girl puts treasures into her big green pocketbook.
The Days of the Cave People: A young cave dweller hunts and fishes with the men of his tribe and observes how tools are made.
The Goat and The Rug: Glenmae goes through the production
process of making a rug using her goat Geraldine's wool.