Birthday Choices
Birthday Choices
From Lesson 8 – Spotting Economics: From Africa to Ice Cream
Tune: Happy Birthday to You
Music Connection: Use this song to reinforce the concept of opportunity cost. Remind students that choices have consequences.
Challenge: Choose other birthday gifts and sing about them.
Opportunity cost
Is what you have lost.
You chose a ____(football)____,
And gave up a ____(book)____,
Opportunity cost
Is what you’ve lost.
You chose a ____(______)____,
And gave up a ____(_____)____,
Comprehension Questions
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