Today in social studies, we learned about the economy of one of the American Indian tribes we are studying, the Yuroks. In the old days, they used strings of toothshells as money in order to purchase deer skin, canoes, salmon and such.
So, the kids make their own Yurok canoes, houses, white deer blankets, etc., and put price tags on their items.
The "money" had to be 27 inches long, so they did a bit of math as they cut the strings.
Finally, it was time to sell, barter, trade, and ask for bargains!
Some ended up with 3 houses, while others were simply happy with their 1 luxurious white deer skin coat!
I considered it a personal victory to make Declan smile for the camera :)
I LOVE my creative kiddos!
No comments:
Post a Comment