Summary: Jennie wants a big flowery hat as a present. When she receive a plain hat, she tries to create her own hat using goods from her home. Still not satisfied, Jennie receives help from the birds to get the hat she wished for.

Concept: Goods and Services

Definition: Goods are tangible objects that satisfy people's wants. Services are actions, which also satisfy people's wants.

Comprehension Questions:

Identify the good Jennie wanted as a present from her aunt. (a big, flowery hat)

What good did Jennie receive? (a plain hat)

List the goods Jennie used to try more interesting hats? (a straw basket, lampshade, little flowerpot, a TV antenna, and a shiny pan)

What service did Jennie provide to the birds? (She fed the birds every Saturday afternoon.)

Describe the good that Jennie wanted and wished for out loud. (a fancier hat)

Explain how Jennie received her want. (The birds carried items and placed them on Jennie's hat.)

Identify the natural resources the birds placed on Jennie's hat. (red and violet flowers, leaves, colored eggs, red and yellow roses, and the nest)

Other Concepts: economic wants, natural resources

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