Integrated Literacy Assignment
SST 309-03
Megan Reiley
Economics: Market Economy
GLCE: 1-E1.0.3 Using examples, explain why people cannot
have everything they want (scarcity) and describe how people
respond (choice).
Songs and Music Video “Oh, Scarcity” Tune: Oh, Christmas Tree
The Econ Song Book
Oh, scarcity! Oh, scarcity!
We can't have all the things
we want.
Oh, scarcity! Oh, scarcity!
We cannot have it all.
We really want a lot of stuff.
But sometimes there's just not
enough.
Oh, scarcity! Oh, scarcity!
We cannot have it all.
http://williamcwood.com/econe
d/wp-
content/uploads/2011/05/Econ
Songs.pdf
Economics is FUNdamental
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=2S_PPgDUaZQ
Political Cartoon
So many choices…
Books
The Land of Many Colors (use during the Colors and Troubles Lesson Plan)
A Chair for My Mother
Clever Cat: https://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/2393
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
Primary Source Document: Photographs
What do you see?
Student Artwork: Posters
Poetry
Toys for Me Poem
Interactive Version: http://www.econedlink.org/interactives
/EconEdLink-interactive-tool-
player.php?filename=em_story.swf&li
d=517
Print Version: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/doc
s_lessons/517_poem1.pdf
Film Clip and Video
Scarcity and Making Choices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXlN
PpjZ2ik
What is Scarcity?
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=qZbvMtIy_kE
Websites
https://www.pinterest.com/jenmccann/social-
studies/
https://cisdsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/file/view/
First+Grade+How+Families+Live,+Work+and+Pla
y+Unit+Complete.pdf
Lesson Plan Ideas
Sharing is Caring Lesson Plan:
http://www.learningtogive.org/units/growing-
group/sharing-caring
Colors and Trouble Lesson Plan:
http://www.learningtogive.org/units/philanthrop
ic-literature/colors-and-trouble
Games
Scarce Chairs
Betty Bunny Wants Everything
http://welkerswikinomics.com/bl
og/2012/08/14/my-first-
economics-lesson-scarce-
chairs/
http://www.vermonttreasurer.go
v/sites/treasurer/files/pdf/literacy
/2013-
2014%20Bunny%20First%20%
26%20Second.pdf
Citations Colors and Trouble. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Collington, P. (2000). Clever cat. New York: Knopf.
Crain, C. (2004, April 21). EconEdLink. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Economics is FUNdamental: Scene 5: Scarcity. (2013). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Economics Made Easy - Lesson 1: Scarcity. (2014, July 1). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Economics Poster Contest 2014 State Honorable Mention - Econ Illinois. (2014). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Globe. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Hopkins, M. (1997). The Econ Song Book (pp. 1-5). Harrisonburg, VA: James Madison University Center for Economics Education.
How Families Live, Work, and Play. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
How To Create an Online Kids Toys Store? Envision Ecommerce. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
India faces drinking water crisis. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Kaplan, M. (n.d.). Betty Bunny Wants Everything. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
McCann, J. (n.d.). Social Studies. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Multiple Choices Cartoons and Comics. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
New climate change warnings for Australia. (2015, October 16). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Pocock, R. (1993). The Land of many colors. New York: Scholastic.
Sharing is Caring. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Sinarmas World Academy International School - Archive - October. (2012). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Viorst, J., & Cruz, R. (1978). Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday. New York: Atheneum.
Watering the Dragon: The Future of Water Sustainability in China. (2012, December 2). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Welker, J. (2012, August 14). My first Economics lesson – Scarce Chairs!! Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Williams, V. (1982). A chair for my mother. New York: Greenwillow Books.
