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PRESENTED BYLesson: Go Fish!HURRICANEAuthor/Illustrator John Rocco
Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu HurricaneAuthor/Illustrator John RoccoLittle Brown & Co./2021STORY SYNOPSIS: After a devastating hurricane, an unnamedyoung boy asks for help rebuilding theneighborhood dock, his favorite place inthe world. However, he finds that hisneighbors need help with their property’scleanup first. Afterward, he sets to repairthe dock himself, using determination,creativity, and readily available resources.The neighbors are impressed with his workethic. They join him in his efforts, and a newdock that can be enjoyed by thecommunity is soon constructed.
Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu Book- Hurricane by John RoccoVisual 1 – GO FISH! (Game instructions) GO FISH! Card sets copied on card stock Baggies or envelopes for card storage Optional- set of the nine Term Cards for use in studentassessment activity The student will follow directions while participating in alearning activity.The student will review the economic concepts of: barter,goods, human resources, money, natural resources,producer, scarcity, and services.The student will experience scarcity as they work to createcard sets. Barter – Exchanging goods and services without the use ofmoney.Capital Resources – Goods made by people and used toproduce other goods and services.Consumer – A person who uses or buys goods and services.Goods – Things people make or use to satisfy their wants.Human Resources – the quality and quantity of humaneffort directed toward producing goods and services.Money – Anything commonly accepted in exchange forgoods and services. Natural Resources – Materials that come directly fromnature.Producer – A person who makes goods or provides services;a person who uses resources to make goods and/or provideservices. Scarcity – the condition of limited resources. Becauseresources are limited, people must make choices.Services – Activities that satisfy peoples’ wants.INTRODUCTION: Hurricane is a story about how a young boy uses the resourcesaround him to rebuild a damaged dock after a destructiveweather event. The boy learns many valuable lessons while thedock is being rebuilt. Students will have fun playing a game thatreviews the economic concepts the story addresses. GRADE LEVEL: K-3TIME ALLOCATION: 25-30 minutesMATERIALS:OBJECTIVES: ECONOMIC CONCEPTS:
Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduVIRGINIA STANDARD OF LEARNING- HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCEThe student will a) recognize that people make choices because they cannot have everything they wantThe student will explain the difference between goods and services and describe how people areconsumers and producers of goods and services.The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources(people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings)The student will distinguish between the use of barter and the use of money in the exchange forgoods and services.The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices aboutproducing and consuming goods and services.Prepare the Go Fish! cards prior to instruction by reproducing provided sets on cardstock,cutting them out, and placing each set in an envelope or small baggie. Introduce the lesson by showing the students the cover of Hurricane by John Rocco. Note: Thebook jacket and hardback cover have different illustrations, however both feature an image ofthe main character. Ask the students what they think is happening in this illustration. [Responses will likely includethat there appears to be a destructive storm in progress.] Read the book to the students, if time allows. This will take between five and seven minutes. Anonline reading may be found here:https://www.facebook.com/CiceroPublicLibrary/videos/virtual-storytime-hurricane-by-john-rocco/4894900837288500/ Tell the students they will now be playing a game where they will be reviewing some of theconcepts found in the story. These concepts include: barter, goods, human resources, money,natural resources, producer, scarcity, and services. Organize the students into pairs or, if necessary, groups of three. Display the visual and read the GO FISH! instructions to the class. (Most students are familiarwith the premise of this traditional card game.) Distribute the card sets, and allow time to complete the game. Ask the winners in each group tostand to receive a collective round of applause. Instruct students to replace the card sets back into the envelops/baggies. Check for understanding by displaying each of the economic term cards and asking students toshare the meaning with their classmates. [This activity can also be used as an assessment.]K.91.7 2.82.9 2.10 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.PROCEDURE:
Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduTermDefinitionExampleBarterBarter is the exchange ofgoods and services withoutthe use of money.The men trade a hamshank for a fish. Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneVisual-GO FISH!SAMPLE CARD SETTwo players share a deck of cards.Shuffle and deal each player five cards.Place the remaining cards, face down, in a stack on the table. Player 1 asks player 2 for a match for a term, definition, or example card to match a card theyhave in their possession.If player 2 has the card, they give it to player 1. If player 2 does not have the requested card, player one says “GO FISH!” and player 1 takes thetop card from the draw pile. If the card does not match the card number you asked for, the card becomes part of yourhand, and it is your opponent’s turn.As soon as a player has a set of 3 matching cards in their hand, they immediately place thesecards face up on the table. Directions: Winning the Game:The game ends when one person lays all their cards on the table, or the draw pile is empty,whichever comes first. The person with the most sets of three wins the game.
TermDefinitionExampleBarterBarter is the exchange ofgoods and services withoutthe use of money.The men trade a hamshank for a fish. CapitalResourcesManmade resources suchas tools, buildings, andvehicles are capitalresources.The toolbox is full ofcapital resources.ConsumerA person who uses or buysgoods and services is aconsumer. The consumer boughthealthy foods. Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu
TermDefinitionExampleGoodsThings people make or useto satisfy needs and wantsare goods. The school replaced all theold playground equipmentwith new goods. HumanResourcesHuman Resources arepeople who work toproduce goods andservices.Human resources wereneeded to help rebuildthe damaged dock. MoneyMoney is anything commonlyaccepted in exchange forgoods and services. The money was used tobuy school supplies. Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu
TermDefinitionExampleNaturalResourcesMaterials that comedirectly from nature arenatural resources.The tree will be made intomaterials to build homesin our town. ProducerA person who makesgoods or provides servicesis a producer.The producer made goodsto sell at a gift store. ScarcityWhen people’s wants aregreater than the resources tosatisfy those wants, there isscarcity. At the beginning of thepandemic there was notenough toilet paper tosatisfy people’s wants. Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu
TermDefinitionExampleServicesActivities that satisfypeople’s wants areservices.The barber cut the boy’shair. Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023HurricaneLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu