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Using the Berenstain Bears to Teach Economics in the Elementary Classroom

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  • Erin A. Yetter

    (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Louisville Branch)

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This paper identifies economic concepts in Berenstain Bears children’s books written by Stan and Jan Berenstain via content analysis. Of the over 400 books in the series...

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  • Erin A. Yetter, 2016. "Using the Berenstain Bears to Teach Economics in the Elementary Classroom," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 1(1), pages 42-70, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtc:journl:v:1:y:2016:i:1:p:42-70
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    1. Jane S. Lopus & Lynn Paringer & Don R. Leet, 2008. "The Treatment of the Role of Government in High School Economics Textbooks," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 24(Fall 2008), pages 155-163.
    2. Denise Robson, 2001. "Women and Minorities in Economics Textbooks: Are They Being Adequately Represented?," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 186-191, January.
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    3. Amanda Mandzik, 2022. "Once Upon an Economics Course: Using Fairy Tales to Teach Economics," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 7(3), pages 147-161, October.

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    Keywords

    Berenstain Bears; K-12; Reading;
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    JEL classification:

    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college

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