Children's Literature Book
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Author: Tomie De Paola
4th Grade
3rd Grade
2nd Grade
1st Grade
Lesson Source
AR Level
Pre-K & K
Using Children’s Literature to Teach Economics PK-5
Oklahoma Academic Standards Correlation
5th grade
Notes
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
2.3
0.5 Pts
CS2:2 Human, Natural
and Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
CS2:2 Needs
The Giving Tree
Author: Shel Silverstein
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
2.6
0.5 Pts
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Natural Resources
1.9
0.5 Pts
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
The Doorbell Rang
Author: Pat Hutchins
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
Arthur's Pet Business
Author: Marc Brown
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
2.4
0.5 Pts
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned CS2:3
Inventors and
Entrepreneurs
CS2:1 Ways
people are
paid for labor
and how goods
and services
are purchased
1st Grade:
Provides a lead
in to discussing
historic
inventors and
entrepreneurs
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Author: Eric Carle
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
3.6
.5 Pts
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Human, Natural and
Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Human, Natural and
Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
The Goat in the Rug
Author: Charles Blood
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
3.9
0.5 Pts
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
2.8
0.5
Mitchell is Moving
Author: Majorie Sharmat
NR
CS2:1
Communities
CS2:2 Work
(Earning
Money)
CS2:1 Need for
Money, How it
is earned,
Costs and
Benefits of
spending and
Saving CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
CS2:2 Taxes
and
Community
3.2
0.5 Pts
CS2:1
Communities
CS2:2 Work
(Earning
Money)
CS2:2
(Consumers
and) Producers
CS2:2 Taxes
and
Community
Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Author: Marjoree Mitchell
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
Ant Cities
Author: Arthur Dorros
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
Follow an Ice Cream Cone
Around the World
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
NR
3.8
0.5 Pts
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned,
Costs and
Benefits of
spending and
Saving CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
1.7
0.5 Pts
CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
My Rows and Piles of Coins
Author: Tolowa Mollel
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
To Market, To Market
Author: Anne Miranda
The Tortilla Factory
Author: Gary Paulsen
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
(younger
Elementary)
and Federal
Reserve (Older
Elementary
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
3.4
0.5 Pts
CS2:2 Human, Natural
and Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
CS2:2 Human, Natural
and Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
2.7
0.5 pts
A Chair for My Mother
Author: Vera Williams
CS2:1 How
goods and
services are
purchased
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned,
Costs and
Benefits of
spending and
Saving CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
CS1:4
Analyze
natural
resource
s
The Babe and I
Author: David Adler
The Three Little Pigs
Any Classic Version
From the Mixed Up Files of
Mrs. Basil Frankweiler
Author: E.L. Konigsburg
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned CS2:3
Inventors and
Entrepreneurs
3.2
0.5 Pts
CS2:1 Ways
people are
paid for labor
and how goods
and services
are purchased
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CS2:1 Provide
examples of
interdependen
ce through
trade/barter
and purchase
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Human, Natural and
Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services.
CS2:2 Taxes
and
Community
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
CS2:1 Costs
and Benefits of
spending and
Saving
4.7
5.0 pts
The Sign of Beaver
Author: Elizabeth George
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned
4.9
5.0 pts
Stone Fox
Author: John Reynolds
Gardiner
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
4.0
1.0 pts
CS2:2 Needs
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Human, Natural and
Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
1st Grade:
Provides a lead
in to discussing
historic
inventors and
entrepreneurs
Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
4.6
7.0 pts
Recommend
ed Grade: 35
Lunch Money
Author: Andrew Clements
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
5.2
6.0 pts
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Author: Scott O’Dell
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
5.4
6.0 pts
Recommend
ed Grade: 35
CS2:3
Inventors and
Entrepreneurs
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned,
Costs and
Benefits of
spending and
Saving CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
CS2:3
Inventors and
Entrepreneurs
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
CS2:2 Human, Natural
and Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services. CS2:2
Human, Natural and
Capital Resources
used to produce
goods and services.
CS3:2 The student will
examine through
short research
projects the
interaction of the
environment and the
peoples of Oklahoma.
(CCW 7) A. Describe
how early Native
Americans used
Oklahoma’s natural
resources to survive
1st Grade:
Provides a lead
in to discussing
historic
inventors and
entrepreneurs
1st Grade:
Provides a lead
in to discussing
historic
inventors and
entrepreneurs
Beetles Lightly Toasted
Author: Phyllis Naylor
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
5.7
5.0
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
4.7
4.0 ps.
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
Night of the Twisters
Author: Ivy Ruckman
CEE Book:
Teaching
Economics
Using
Children's
Literature
CS2:2 Taxes
and
Community
Monster Musical Chairs
Author: Stuart Murphy
CS2:1 Scarcity and
Surplus require
people to make
choices about
producing and
consuming goods and
services.
Not Rated
Pizza at Sally's
Author: Monica Wellington
Oklahoma
Council on
Economic
Education
2.0 - 2.9
.5 pts
CS2:1
Community
People CS2:2
Work and
Earning Money
CS2:1 Need for
Money, how it
is earned,
Costs and
Benefits of
spending and
Saving CS2:2
Consumers and
Producers
CS2:3
Inventors and
Entrepreneurs
CS2:1 Ways
people are
paid for labor
and how goods
and services
are purchased
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