Books:

FrostbiteHotel
Adams,K.(n.d.).FrostbiteHotel
KirbyKatzwantstobuildasnowhotelintheschoolyard.Hequicklylearnswhat
havinghisownbusinessentailsashetriestobecomeasuccessfulkidentrepreneur.
Frindle
Clements,A.,&Selznick,B.(1996).Frindle.NewYork,N.Y.:Simon&SchusterBooks
forYoungReaders.
NickAllen,ayoungboy,decidesthatwhyshouldapenbecalledapen?He
decidestocallitaFrindle.Beforeheknowsit,thewholeschoolandeventhecountryis
callingapenaFrindle.Seehowthetrendbeginsandfollowitasitsoarsthecountry!
WhoisBillGates?
Demuth,P.,&Hammond,T.(n.d.).WhoisBillGates?:
AbibliographyofBillGatesforthestudentstoseethelifeofawellknown
entrepreneur.
TheBigBuckAdventure
Gill,S.,&Tobola,D.(2000).TheBigBuckAdventure.Watertown,MA:Charlesbridge.
Bringsyouintoastoryofalittlegirlwhoonlyhas$1tospend.Withsomany
choices,shoppingbecomesoverwhelming.Agoodwaytoseewhatmoneycanbespent
on!
TheMagiciansApprentice
Heneghan,J.(2008).TheMagiciansApprentice.NewYork:HolidayHouse.
Itis1874andJagoStonecipher,amagiciansapprenticeissickofhisnonpaying
job.Afterfindingawatch,hesetsoutonadangerousadventure,learningaboutbuying,
selling,consumingandbeingresourcefulalongtheway!
TheSchoolboyEntrepreneur
Hibbitts,M.(2011).AlfiePotts:TheSchoolboyEntrepreneur.GreatYarmouth,Eng.:
Bookshaker.com.
AlfiePotts:TheSchoolboyEntrepreneurbyMarkHibbits:Ayoungboy,Alfie,
withthehelpofhisfather,becomesanentrepreneur.Alfielearnsthepowerof'ideas'and
'problemsolving'.AfterstartinghisfirstbusinessventureandearninghisfirstwageAlfie
soonrealizesthattradingtimeformoneyandbeingayoungentrepreneurcanhaveits
drawbacks.
StrikerJones:ElementaryEconomicsDetectives
Larche,M.(n.d.).StrikerJones:ElementaryEconomicsforElementaryDetectives
(Seconded.).
Strikersolvesmysterieswithhisfriendusingeconomicknowledge,including
incentives,risks,supplyanddemand,andmore.

WhosBuying?WhosSelling?
Larson,J.(n.d.).WhosBuying?WhosSelling?
Givesagoodlookathowconsumers,producers,buyersandsellersworkinthe
markettogether.
LawnBoy
Paulsen,G.(2007).LawnBoy.NewYork:WendyLambBooks.
Learnabouttheupsanddownsofaboyslawnbusinessasawaytoearnan
incomeashecontinueshisbusinessandinvestsinotherthings!
BillySure,KidEntrepreneur
Sharpe,L.,&Ross,G.(n.d.).BillySure,KidEntrepreneur.
Ageniuskidinventorisholdingacontestforthebestinventionforhimtosell,
butwithsomanygoodideas,whichonewillBillypick?Italsogoesintodetailsabout
whatisinvolvedwithgettinganinventionoffthegroundandhelpsmakeitsuccessful.
WhoWasSteveJobs?
ByPamelaPollack,MegBelviso,NancyHarrison(Illustrator),JohnO'Brien(Illustrator)
SteveJobs,adoptedininfancybyafamilyinSanFrancisco,packedalotoflife
intofiftysixshortyears.Inthisbiography,childrenwilllearnhowhisobsessionwith
computersandtechnologyatanearlyageledhimtocofoundandrunApple,inaddition
toturningPixarintoagroundbreakinganimationstudio.Acollegedropout,Jobstook
unconventionalstepsinhispathtosuccessandinspiredthebestandthebrightesttocome
withhimandchangetheworld.
WinnieFinn,WormFarmer
ByCarolBrendler,picturesbyArdHoyt
Thestorypresentsawinningheroine,Winnie,partscientist,partentrepreneur.
WinnieFinniscrazyaboutearthwormsandknowseverythingaboutthem.Whenspring
arrivesinQuincyCounty,allshecanthinkaboutisthecountyfaircomingup.Thisyear,
shewouldlikenothingmorethantowinaprizeforherwormssothatshemightbuya
shinynewwagonfortransportingthemaround.
BoomTown
BySoniaLevitin,illustratedbyCatBowmanSmith
ThisstorybringsthehistoryofAmerica'swestwardexpansiontolife.Boredby
cabinlifeinthesparsesettlement,Amandafiguresouthowtobakeagooseberrypiein
thefamily'scrudewoodstove.Soonprospectorsarepayingforherpies,andherbusiness
successspillsovertotheotherfolkswho'vedecidedtosettlethere.
Now&Ben:TheModernInventionsofBenjaminFranklin
ByGeneBarretta

Whatwouldyoudoifyoulivedinacommunitywithoutalibrary,hospital,post
office,orfiredepartment?IfyouwereBenjaminFranklin,you'dsetupthese
organizationsyourself.Franklinalsodesignedthelightningrod,suggestedtheideaof
daylightsavingstime,andinventedbifocalsallinspiredbyhiscommonsenseand
intelligence.ThisinformativebookbringsBenjaminFranklin'sgeniustolife,deepening
ourappreciationforoneofthemostinfluentialfiguresinAmericanhistory.
MarvelousMattie:HowMargaretE.KnightBecameanInventor
ByEmilyArnoldMcCully
WithhersketchbooklabeledMyInventionsandherfather'stoolbox,Mattiecould
makealmostanythingtoys,sleds,andafootwarmer.Whenshewasjusttwelveyears
old,Mattiedesignedametalguardtopreventshuttlesfromshootingofftextileloomsand
injuringworkers.Asanadult,Mattieinventedthemachinethatmakesthesquarebottom
paperbagswestillusetoday.However,incourt,amanclaimedtheinventionwashis,
statingthatshe"couldnotpossiblyunderstandthemechanicalcomplexities."Marvelous
Mattieprovedhimwrong,andoverthecourseofherlifeearnedthetitleof"theLady
Edison."
LemonadeWar
ByJacquelineDavies
FourthgraderEvanTreskiispeoplesmart.Hesgoodattalkingwithpeople,
evengrownups.Hisyoungersister,Jessie,ontheotherhand,ismathsmart,butnot
especiallygoodwithpeople.So,whenthesiblingslemonadestandwarbegins,there
reallyisnotellingwhowillwinoreveniftheirfightwilleverend.Brimmingwith
savvymarketingtipsformakingmoneyatanybusiness,definitionsofbusinessterms,
charts,diagrams,andevenmathproblems,thisfresh,funny,emotionallychargednovel
subtlyexploreshowargumentscanescalatebeyondanyonesintent.
TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind
ByWilliamKamkwamba,BryanMealer,AnnaHymas(Illustrator)
WilliamKamkwambawasborninMalawi,acountrywheremagicruledand
modernsciencewasmystery.Itwasalsoalandwitheredbydroughtandhunger.But
Williamhadreadaboutwindmills,andhedreamedofbuildingonethatwouldbringto
hissmallvillageasetofluxuriesthatonly2percentofMalawianscouldenjoy:
electricityandrunningwater.HisneighborscalledhimmisalacrazybutWilliam
refusedtoletgoofhisdreams.Withasmallpileofonceforgottensciencetextbooks;
somescrapmetal,tractorparts,andbicyclehalves;andanarmoryofcuriosityand
determination,heembarkedonadaringplantoforgeanunlikelycontraptionandsmall
miraclethatwouldchangethelivesaroundhim.Thisisaremarkabletruestoryabout
humaninventivenessanditspowertoovercomecripplingadversity.
TheYearMoneyGrewonTrees
ByAaronHawkins

Withfrostbittenfingers,sleeplessnightsandsoremuscles,14yearoldJackson
Jonesandhisposseofcousinsdiscoverthelostartofwingingitwhentheytakeoveran
orchardof300wildappletrees.Theyknownothingaboutpruningorirrigationorpest
control,buttheymustfigureitoutiftheywanttoavoidlosing$8,000(becauseofan
unfaircontract).
CloudTeaMonkeys
ByMalPeet,ElspethGraham,JuanWijngaard(Illustrator)
Tashilivesinatinyvillageatthefootofthemountains,belowtheteaplantations
wherehermotherworks.Whenhermotherfallsill,Tashigoesalonetotheplantation,
hopingtoearnmoneyforthedoctor.Butsheisfartoosmalltoharvestthetendershoots,
andherclumsyeffortsangerthecruelOverseer.Sheisdesolate,untilsomething
extraordinaryhappens.Inspiredbyacenturiesoldlegendofteapickingmonkeys,thisis
atalefullofvividcharacters:theheartlessOverseer,theenigmaticRoyalTeaTaster,and
anempresswithapenchantfortea.
PiperReedGetsaJob
ByKimberlyWillisHolt,ChristineDavenier(Illustrator)
PiperReedandherfellowGypsyClubmembersareinneedofaclubhouse.
Raisingmoneytobuyoneprovesachallenge.Piper,beingtheresourcefulfifthgrader
thatsheis,launchesherownpartyplanningbusinessandgetsherfirstjobthrowing
youngBradysbirthdaycelebration.Butthingsdontgoasexpectedonthedayofthebig
event.FortunatelyforPiper,herfriendsandfamilycometoherrescue!
Apps:
InteractiveEconomicsforKids
AvailableforApple
Givesthestudentsdifferentwaystolearneconomicvocabularyaswellas
creatingtheirveryowngoodandsellingit.
Biztopia
AvailableforApple
Allowsyoutocreateyourownbusiness,figureoutthecorrectpricing,supplyand
demand,andseehowabusinessreallyworksandwhatittakestobeprofitable.
LemonadeStand
AvailableforAppleandAndroid
LemonadeStandisasimpletycoonstylegame.Youareinchargeofrunningyour
ownstandwhereyoujugglepricing,recipe,advertising,andamountoflemonadeto
makeeachday.Controlalmosteveryaspectofyourlemonadebusiness:frompurchasing
ingredientsinvaryingquantitiesatchangingpricing,totweakingyourrecipebasedon

customerfeedback.Asyourcustomersatisfactionrises,sodoesyourpopularitybringing
inmorebusiness.
Economy
AvailableforApple
ThisappgivesyouasnapshotoftheUSeconomy(andalsoforindividualstates)
byprovidingthelatestkeyeconomicindicatorsandtrackingthehistoryofthese
indicatorsacrossthepastfewmonths,yearsanddecades.
Sites:
FederalReserveEducation
http://apps.federalreserveeducation.org/resources/fiftynifty/
Icanusethissitetogathervocabwordsfortheunit.Itcouldalsobeawayforthe
studentstostudythevocabwordsaswell.
EconFun
http://www.econfun.com/
Icanusethissitetogainfunideastomaketheeconomicslessonsmoreengagingand
excitingformystudents.
UniversityofAkron
http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacherresources/onlinegames/
ThissiteincludesmultipleeconomicgamesIcanhavemystudentsplaytokeepthem
engagedinthelessonsthroughouttheunit.
SocialStudiesforKids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htm
Economicsisnotjustmoney.It'sbusinessesandhowtheywork.Itislemonade
standsandhowmanydollarstheytakein.It'stoycollectingandbaseballcardcollections.
It'staxesandallowances.It'sstocksandbonds.Economicsispartofalmosteverything
youcouldeverthinkabout.Thissimplewebsiteofferslinkstoactivities,articles,andall
kindsofgreatinformationabouteconomics,allgearedtowardkids!Theresapulldown
menuthatallowsyoutochoosesubtopicswithinEconomics,andthenliststheactivities
andinformationspecifictothosesubtopics.Anothergreatbonus:thissitecoversallof
theothersocialstudiestopicsaswell!
BizKids
http://bizkids.com
WebsitefortheshowBizKids,thatincludesbehindthescenes,resources,
lessonplans,gamesforstudents,anddiscussionforumswhereteacherscanshareideas
andlessons.Someoftheresourcesinclude:samplebusinessplans,profilesofyoung
entrepreneurs,profitworksheets,toolkits,andbudgetbuilders.Thereareexcellent

articlesaboutbusinessspecificallyforkids,financialtips,andideasforhowtogeta
businessstarted.
DontBuyIt!
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Don'tBuyIt!provideschildrenwithnumerousopportunitiestolearnaboutmedia
literacythroughparticipation.Suchactivitiesasdesigningacerealbox,becominga
detective,andcreatinganadallhelpkidsexplorethetricksoftheadvertisingtrade.
Childrenareencouragedtolearnhowtoseethroughthesalespitchandbecomesmart
consumers.Alookbehindthescenesofmusic,magazinesandtelevisionshowskidshow
productsaremadetolookappealing.Additionallytherearesuggestionsforgetting
involvedtomakeadifferenceinthemedia.Eventheflashingbanneradsteachalesson!
Theteachersectioncontainsaseriesoflessonplansthathelpstudentslearntoevaluate
andanalyzethemediamessagestheysee.Asectionforparentsofferstalkingpointsand
activitysuggestionstohelpfamilies"exploretheeffectsofmediaintheirlives,and
stimulatefamilydiscussiononmedia."