Costs and Benefits of 'The Three Little Pigs' What can "The Three Little Pigs" teach us about decision making? One pig wanted to hurry and build his house so he could go out and play. One pig spent a little more time building his house, but he still skimped on quality so he could go and play. When the wolf came, down went the houses! The cost of doing quick work hardly matched the benefit of being able to play! In this lesson, students will Identify the costs and benefits of decisions. A cost is what you give up when you decide to do something.
A benefit is something that satisfies your wants. When making a decision, students should consider the costs and the benefits of that decision. Use this link to hear a story about "The Three Little Pigs. " Would you build a house that you knew a wolf could blow down? He made a decision and the COST of that decision was that the wolf could blow his house down. He decided to build his house out of wood.
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