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Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Henry Hikes to Fitchburg ~Productive Resources~ Introduction: Henry may be a bear but he is aware that many kinds of resources are necessary for the creation of goods and services. Time Required: 20-25 Minutes Materials: ● Book - Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) ● Visuals – Human Resources, Natural Resources and Capital Goods Resources ● Game Boards and Game Pieces for each student or group ● Envelopes for Game Pieces Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning: Procedure: 1. Read the book prior to lesson. Reading time about five minutes. YouTube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOowxHwnFU 2. Prepare Visuals, Game Pieces and Game Board prior to class. The visuals may be used as posters or overhead transparencies. The Game Boards work well when run off on card stock. The Game Pieces should be run off and cut into eight cards, and glued on to 3 ½ by 2-inch colored paper. Using a different color for each set helps keep the cards from getting mixed up and makes cleanup much easier. The cards can also be created so that they are self checking. Dash marks are made on the back of the cards to correspond to the marks next to the titles on the game boards. Therefore, -Natural Resources-(honey, sun, berries) cards are marked with ONE dash.) - - Human Resources (painter, writer) -- are marked with TWO dashes and ---Capital Goods Resources--- (broom, shovel, wheelbarrow) are marked with three dashes. 3. Inform the students they will be hearing a story about two bears that make very different choices. Show them the cover of Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. Ask them what they think the story is about. Briefly discuss several of their responses. 4. Read the book to the class. 5. Display the Visuals – Human Resources, Natural Resources and Capital Goods Resources. Define Human Resources as the people who use their energy and brains to create goods and services. (This is some times called Labor Resources.) Define Natural Resources as the things that exist or grow in nature that are useful to people. (Water, timber, and silver are examples of Natural Resources.) Define Capital Goods Resources as the buildings, equipment, machines, vehicles 1 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 2.8 The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).

Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg and tools used by people to produce goods and services. (These are usually expensive things that do not get “used up”.) 6. Distribute envelopes containing Game Pieces and Game Boards. 7. Instruct the students to read the words on the game pieces, look at the illustration, and place the card in the correct category. 8. Check for understanding. Natural Resources include the Sun, Berries, and Honey. Human Resources include the Writer and Painter. Capital Goods Resources include the Wheelbarrow, Shovel and Broom. Extension Activity: Encourage the students to reread Henry Hikes to Fitchburg and find other examples of Human, Natural and Capital Goods Resources. They may wish to record their findings on a chart and share the results with the class. 2 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education Human Resources Natural Resources Capital Goods Resources

Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Productive Resources 3 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education Human Resources People Who Work Natural Resources Gifts from Nature Capital Goods Resources Things Made by People to Help Make Goods and Services Buildings-Tools-Machines

Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Game Board 4 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education -Natural Resources- --Human Resources-- ---Capital Resources---

Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Game Pieces 5 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education Honey Sun Wheelbarrow Writer Shovel Berries

Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg 6 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education Broom Painter

Reading Makes Cents 2014 2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Productive Resources Introduction Henry may be a bear but he is aware that many kinds of resources are necessary for the creation of goods and services Time Required 20 25 Minutes Materials Book Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D B Johnson Houghton Mifflin 2000 Visuals Human Resources Natural Resources and Capital Goods Resources Game Boards and Game Pieces for each student or group Envelopes for Game Pieces Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning 2 8 The student will describe natural resources water soil wood and coal human resources people at work and capital resources machines tools and buildings Procedure 1 Read the book prior to lesson Reading time about five minutes YouTube link https www youtube com watch v PIOowxHwnFU 2 Prepare Visuals Game Pieces and Game Board prior to class The visuals may be used as posters or overhead transparencies The Game Boards work well when run off on card stock The Game Pieces should be run off and cut into eight cards and glued on to 3 by 2 inch colored paper Using a different color for each set helps keep the cards from getting mixed up and makes cleanup much easier The cards can also be created so that they are self checking Dash marks are made on the back of the cards to correspond to the marks next to the titles on the game boards Therefore Natural Resources honey sun berries cards are marked with ONE dash Human Resources painter writer are marked with TWO dashes and Capital Goods Resources broom shovel wheelbarrow are marked with three dashes 3 Inform the students they will be hearing a story about two bears that make very different choices Show them the cover of Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Ask them what they think the story is about Briefly discuss several of their responses 4 Read the book to the class 5 Display the Visuals Human Resources Natural Resources and Capital Goods Resources Define Human Resources as the people who use their energy and brains to create goods and services This is some times called Labor Resources Define Natural Resources as the things that exist or grow in nature that are useful to people Water timber and silver are examples of Natural Resources Define Capital Goods Resources as the buildings equipment machines vehicles 1 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education

Reading Makes Cents 2014 2015 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg and tools used by people to produce goods and services These are usually expensive things that do not get used up 6 Distribute envelopes containing Game Pieces and Game Boards 7 Instruct the students to read the words on the game pieces look at the illustration and place the card in the correct category 8 Check for understanding Natural Resources include the Sun Berries and Honey Human Resources include the Writer and Painter Capital Goods Resources include the Wheelbarrow Shovel and Broom Extension Activity Encourage the students to reread Henry Hikes to Fitchburg a nd find other examples of Human Natural and Capital Goods Resources They may wish to record their findings on a chart and share the results with the class Human Resources Natural Resources Capital Goods Resources 2 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education