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PRESENTED BYLesson: Word Order SentencesEconomic Concepts Author Cathy Ballou Mealey, Illustrator Kelly Collier SLOTH & SQUIRREL IN A PICKLE

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu Sloth & Squirrel in a Pickle Author Cathy Ballou Mealey, Illustrator Kelly Collier Kids Can Press/2021 STORY SYNOPSIS: A pair of unlikely friends, decide they wouldlike a new tandem bike and begin theirpursuit to earn money to purchase one. Mr.Peacock, the manager of a pickle-packingcompany, hires them and it does not gowell. Squirrel’s plan to specialize, with himpacking the jars and Sloth attaching thelabels, backfires. When Mr. Peacockdiscovers six hundred and seventy-sevenpickle jars with upside down labels, he firesthem. Stating he cannot pay them for theirwork, he gives them the unsellable pickles. The entrepreneurial friends turn theirmistake into a unique business, make aprofit, and surpass their goal.

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu Book- Sloth & Squirrel in a Pickle by Cathy BallouMealey Visual - Sloth & Squirrel Word Order SentencesActivity Sheet – Sloth & Squirrel Word OrderSentences Writing Tools Document cameraThe student will listen to a story featuring theeconomic concepts of choice, jobs, money, services,wants, and entrepreneurship. The student will construct complete sentences,starting with capital letters and ending with aperiod. Choice – Selecting something over another thing Job - Work people do to earn money.Money - Anything accepted in exchange for goodsand services. Services – Activities that satisfy wantsWants – Things people would like to have INTRODUCTION: At the beginning of their adventure Sloth andSquirrel take a job to earn money. When that doesnot work out, they make a job and becomesuccessful entrepreneurs. GRADE LEVEL: K-3TIME ALLOCATION: 15-20 minutesMATERIALS:OBJECTIVES: ECONOMIC CONCEPTS:

Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Sloth & Squirrel in a PickleLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduVIRGINIA STANDARD OF LEARNING- HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCEa) Use complete sentences.b) Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation.What did the two friends WANT to buy? [They WANTED a new bike.] What did they need to get a new bike? [They needed MONEY.] How were they planning on getting MONEY? [They were going to get aJOB.] What SERVICE did Sloth and Squirrel provide for their costumers? [Theywere sales people providing a service, selling their good – Pickle Pops.] After Sloth and Squirrel make enough money, they made a CHOICE of whatkind of bike to buy. What did they choose? [They chose a motor bike.] The student will match simple descriptions of work that people do with the namesof those jobs.The student will explain the difference between goods and services and describehow people are consumers and producers of goods and services.The student will explain that people make choices because they cannot haveeverything they want.The student will distinguish between the use of barter and the use of money in theexchange for goods and services.The student will edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Introduce the lesson by telling the students that they will be listening to a storythat is about two friends setting out to accomplish a goal. Read the book to the students. This takes about five minutes. Note: A YouTuberead-aloud of the book may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpwVwa8GaxIAsk the students the following questions: K.81.7 1.82.9 1.2.3.PROCEDURE:VIRGINIA STANDARD OF LEARNING- ENGLISH1.13

Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Sloth & Squirrel in a PickleLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduDisplay the visual and review its contents with the students. Explain they will bedoing a similar activity. Distribute the activity sheet and writing tools. Read the directions to the class.Students may work individually or in pairs. Remind students sentences start with capital letters and end with appropriatepunctuation – like a period. This knowledge will be helpful in correctlyunscrambling the sentences. Check for understanding. Answers: 1. A job is work people do to earn money. 2.Money is anything accepted in exchange for goods and services. 3. Wants arethings people would like to have. 4. Services are activities that satisfy wants. 5.Choice is selecting something over another thing. 4.5.6.7.

Visual-Sloth & Squirrel Word Order SentencesEconomic Concepts A job is the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money. Sloth and Squirrel want to get a job and make some money.They then plan to spend their money on a new bike. Unscramble the words below to form a sentence that reveals what the word SPENDmeans. Spending is using money to buy goods and services.goodsto Spendingismoneybuyandusingservices.Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Sloth & Squirrel in a PickleLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduReading Makes Cents 2022-2023Sloth & Squirrel in a Pickle Visual- Sloth & Squirrel Word Order SentencesEconomic Concepts Unscramble the words below to form sentences that reveal what the words CHOICE,JOB, MONEY, SERVICES, and WANTS mean. Write the sentence on the line below theword boxes. 1.doispeopletomoney.earnworkjobA2.forMoneyisacceptedinexchangeservices.goodsanythingandis _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________3.arepeoplehave.tolikeWantsthingswould _________________________________________________________________________________4.activitieswants.thatsatisfyareServices _________________________________________________________________________________5.selectingoverChoicething.anotherissomething _________________________________________________________________________________ Extra Credit: Draw a picture that shows the meaning of one of the sentences on theback of the paper