Ten Mile Day Lesson for Grades 5-6

Ten Mile Day book cover

In this multidisciplinary lesson, students work in small groups ("work crews") while participating in a production activity. Students learn about competition, division of labor, and incentives. They also demonstrate how division of labor and incentives help lead to greater productivity.

•  Lesson (pdf)

•  Whiteboard (SMART/notebook)

This lesson plan is designed for teaching grades 5 and 6.

Book written by Mary Ann Fraser / ISBN: 0-8050-4703-4. This book is in print and available.

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Education Level: Pre-K-5 ,  6-8
Subjects: Literature ,  History ,  Economics
Concepts: Factors of Production/Productive Resources ,  Human Capital ,  Productivity
Resource Types: Lesson ,  SMART/Promethean/Whiteboard
Languages: English
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