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Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get? What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Seuss Random House, 2015 Book Synopsis: Kay and her brother have until noon to pick a pet from the local pet store. Indecision plagues them as they realize they have far too many choices. After careful consideration the siblings leave the pet store with their new pet that they are carrying in a basket with just its eyes peering over the rim. Likely written between 1958 and 1962 this recently published tale is classic Seuss. The cadence and rhyme scheme of the text add a delightful whimsy that supports the perfect illustrations. The informative afterword reveals that Dr. Seuss was an animal lover and, had this book been written recently, he may have sent Kay and her brother to an animal shelter or rescue organization to look for their new pet. Lesson Making a Choice Introduction: After hearing the story the students may very well want to answer the question posed in the title. Grade Level: K-2 Time Allocation: 10-15 minutes Objectives: ● The student will listen to a story and make predictions concerning its conclusion. ● The student will make a choice and determine the opportunity cost Materials: ● Book- What Pet Should I Get? ● Pet Posters (Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird) run off on cardstock Virginia Standards of Learning- History and Social Science Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 1 1.8 The student will explain that people make choices because they cannot have everything they want. 2.10 The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services. 3.10 The student will identify examples of making an economic choice and will explain the idea of opportunity cost (what is given up when making a choice).
Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get? Procedure: 1. Prior to the lesson print the Pet Posters and place them around the room in areas where the students may gather comfortably. 2. Introduce the lesson by showing the students the cover of the book What Pet Should I Get? Tell them that this is a new book by Dr. Seuss and they are to listen carefully because they will be asked to share what they think about the book’s ending. 3. Read the book to the students. Reading time four minutes. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psCzO1TlJlU 4. Be prepared for some frustration when the students discover that the selected pet remains a secret. 5. Show the students the back cover of the book. Ask what might be meant by the blank boxes beside the illustrations of the cat, dog, fish, and bird. Suggest that maybe Dr. Seuss wanted them to vote for the pet Kay and her brother should bring home. 6. Point out the location of the four Pet Posters. Ask students to make a choice and go “vote with their feet” by standing next to the picture of the pet that they think the siblings took home with them. 7. Explain that that this is their choice and state that the pet that received the most votes is the winner. 8. Demonstate the concept of opportunity cost by telling the students that the pet with the second most votes is the opportunity cost. Define it as the next best choice that is given up when you make a decision. Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 2
Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get? Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 3 Cat Dog Fish Bird
Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get What Pet Should I Get Dr Seuss Random House 2015 Book Synopsis Kay and her brother have until noon to pick a pet from the local pet store Indecision plagues them as they realize they have far too many choices After careful consideration the siblings leave the pet store with their new pet that they are carrying in a basket with just its eyes peering over the rim Likely written between 1958 and 1962 this recently published tale is classic Seuss The cadence and rhyme scheme of the text add a delightful whimsy that supports the perfect illustrations The informative afterword reveals that Dr Seuss was an animal lover and had this book been written recently he may have sent Kay and her brother to an animal shelter or rescue organization to look for their new pet Lesson Making a Choice Introduction After hearing the story the students may very well want to answer the question posed in the title Grade Level K 2 Time Allocation 10 15 minutes Objectives The student will listen to a story and make predictions concerning its conclusion The student will make a choice and determine the opportunity cost Materials Book What Pet Should I Get Pet Posters Cat Dog Fish Bird run off on cardstock Virginia Standards of Learning History and Social Science 1 8 The student will explain that people make choices because they cannot have everything they want 2 10 The student will explain that scarcity limited resources requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services 3 10 The student will identify examples of making an economic choice and will explain the idea of opportunity cost what is given up when making a choice Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 1
Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get Procedure 1 Prior to the lesson print the Pet Posters and place them around the room in areas where the students may gather comfortably 2 Introduce the lesson by showing the students the cover of the book What Pet Should I Get Tell them that this is a new book by Dr Seuss and they are to listen carefully because they will be asked to share what they think about the book s ending 3 Read the book to the students Reading time four minutes YouTube link https www youtube com watch v psCzO1TlJlU 4 Be prepared for some frustration when the students discover that the selected pet remains a secret 5 Show the students the back cover of the book Ask what might be meant by the blank boxes beside the illustrations of the cat dog fish and bird Suggest that maybe Dr Seuss wanted them to vote for the pet Kay and her brother should bring home 6 Point out the location of the four Pet Posters Ask students to make a choice and go vote with their feet by standing next to the picture of the pet that they think the siblings took home with them 7 Explain that that this is their choice and state that the pet that received the most votes is the winner 8 Demonstate the concept of opportunity cost by telling the students that the pet with the second most votes is the opportunity cost Define it as the next best choice that is given up when you make a decision Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 2
Reading Makes Cents 2021 What Pet Should I Get Cat Dog Fish Bird Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education 3