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LESSON: BEAR WANTS MORE
Lesson
Summary
A delightful
story told in verse of a bears desire for more and more food once he
awakens from his long winter nap. Will bears friends want more
food, too?
Concept: Economic Wants
Definition: Economic Wants are desires that
can be satisfied by consuming goods, receiving services or participating
in a leisure activity.
Comprehension
Questions
What type good does bear eat first
to try and satisfy his want for food?
Fresh blades of
grass
List the goods that each of the
following animal provided or helped bear obtain, all of which did not
satisfy his economic wants.
Mouse strawberries, hare - fresh
clover, badger - fish
Explain how Gopher, Mole, Raven,
and Wren finally managed to satisfy Bears economic wants at least for
the time being!
They gave him a springtime party complete with
yummy honey cakes. Bear ate so many honey cakes that he finally got
full.
Do you think Bears economic wants
will be all satisfied when he gets up?
No! He will be hungry
again.
What are some of your
economic wants?
Answers will vary: pizza, toys, clothes,
games, etc. Stress that services also are wants that people
have: dentist care, haircuts, car repair, police protections,
etc.
In real life, how do people get
most of their economic wants?
We usually buy them with money we
have earned, usually by working. Sometimes we get money that people
have given us to spend.
What are some examples of wants
that people dont buy?
Friendship, love, acceptance, trust,
etc.
Besides providing bear with a
good (honey cakes), what other kind of economic want did the springtime
party provide for him?
The party provided a leisure activity
of enjoying time with his friends. Leisure is something that people
want very much.
Other Concepts: Goods and Services,
Supply
and Demand | 
