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Amy tried to trade her cookie for Andy’s apple.
Dexter traded his yo-yo for Natasha’s comic books.
Before money was invented, people traded with each other for goods and services. But trading wasn’t always easy.
Lulu traded her kite for Lexie’s crayons.
If you were a doctor and all your patients wanted to pay you in eggs , you could end up with more eggs than you could ever use.
Imagine if what you had to trade was milk . On a hot day, your milk could spoil and you would be out of luck.
ver the years, people tried using different kinds of things as money, such as shells, feathers, and beads. Small lumps of metal such as gold and silver became popular because they were easy to carry. But they had to be weighed every time they were used. Around 700 B.C., King Croesus of Lydia (present day Turkey) had the idea of stamping metal into coins. About 500 years later, the Chinese invented paper money.
Or, what if you had rocks to trade? They could be very heavy to carry around the market.
You have $1.50 to spend. You need to save 50¢ to buy the newspaper on the way home. Circle all the treats you could buy at the bakery. (There’s more than one way to do this.)
Standards Link: Economics: Students know that different countries use different currencies to exchange goods and services. Throughout history, coins have come in many different shapes and sizes. Only two of these coins match. Can you find them?
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