Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Supply and Demand, Lessons From Toy Fads.
The concepts of supply and demand and related terms are taught through stories about the toy fads of Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz. In 1958, Wham-O, Inc. began marketing the Hula Hoop in the United States and sales of the Hula Hoops...
Other
Classroom Clues: Children's Literature for Understanding Economics
How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...
Curated OER
Maps Etc: Increasing Distance From Lumber Producers to Lumber Consumers, 1920
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1922) showing the increasing distance lumber had to travel to go from the production areas in the south and west to the consumption areas in the east. The map shows...