Striker Jones Teacher's Companion

By Maggie M. Larche
$6.99 Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Jan. 22, 2012
Words: 23,445 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466126626

Short description

Striker Jones doesn't need a magnifying glass to solve the crime, and neither will your students! Written for children ages 7-10, Striker teaches basic economics, including supply and demand, trade-offs, prices, and risk. Each story comes with a lesson plan for you to use to draw out the economic lessons with your class, including vocabulary, fun activities, and assignments aligned to Common Core!

Extended description

Striker Jones doesn't need a magnifying glass or fingerprint kit to solve the crime-- and neither will your students! Written for children ages 7-10, Striker will teach your students basic economics without them even knowing it, including such concepts as supply and demand, mutually beneficial trade, and competition. The stories are not packed with economic jargon, but they will subtly convey economic concepts that form the basis for a lifetime of good decision-making. Let your class follow along with Striker as he solves ten mysteries that any child could face. Then use the lesson plans included in the Teacher's Companion to draw out the explicit economics lessons. Lesson plans include vocabulary, discussion topics, fun classroom activities, and assignments aligned to Common Core standards.

"'Striker Jones' is a thoughtful delve into economics and short fiction, a top pick for younger readers."

- Midwest Book Review Bookwatch, November 2011

"Striker Jones is an excellent text for.. (Read more) Striker Jones doesn't need a magnifying glass or fingerprint kit to solve the crime-- and neither will your students! Written for children ages 7-10, Striker will teach your students basic economics without them even knowing it, including such concepts as supply and demand, mutually beneficial trade, and competition. The stories are not packed with economic jargon, but they will subtly convey economic concepts that form the basis for a lifetime of good decision-making. Let your class follow along with Striker as he solves ten mysteries that any child could face. Then use the lesson plans included in the Teacher's Companion to draw out the explicit economics lessons. Lesson plans include vocabulary, discussion topics, fun classroom activities, and assignments aligned to Common Core standards.

"'Striker Jones' is a thoughtful delve into economics and short fiction, a top pick for younger readers."

- Midwest Book Review Bookwatch, November 2011

"Striker Jones is an excellent text for older elementary students beginning to grasp more and more complicated economic concepts. Through its easy flowing narrative with lots of conversational dialogue, children will learn to see that economics affect their daily life far more than they realized!"

- Rutgers University Project on Children and Economics
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Tags

mystery, detective story, homeschooling, free market, chapter book, mystery detective, social studies, childrens mystery, economics for kids, homeschooling curriculum, economics lesson plans, economics childrens books

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