models · Opportunity cost
10 min · crayons, pencil
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Pick just one
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Read aloud You can have only one treat today! Color the one you pick. Cross out the rest. What did you give up?
- Color the one treat you pick.
- Cross out all the others.
Color one treat. Cross out the rest.
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Why it matters: Every choice means giving something up; that is opportunity cost.
- Which treat was hardest to give up?
- Would you pick the same one tomorrow?
Extend it: When choosing, ask: “If we pick this, what do we give up?”
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