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It introduces the show’s premise and popularity, then connects its family scenarios to core ideas such as choice under scarcity, market versus non-market decisions, trade-offs, incentives, and how cultural norms shape behavior. It also includes an example episode about shopping in a market and lists the economic concepts addressed, highlighting markets, prices, and circular flow.","Economics:  \nUsing a TV Show to Teach What Matters  \nPresented By:  \nDr. Stephen Day and  \nLauren Shifflett  \nWhat is Bluey?  \nBluey itself is a leading player in the current media landscape, topping U.S. streaming charts in 2023 (Nielsen, 2024)  \nBluey follows the adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy named Bluey, who lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia.  \nBluey has gained popularity not only among its target audience but also among older viewers for its humor and authenticity in portraying family life.  \nCharacters  \nMum  \nWhy Use Bluey?  \nEducational resources like television shows that students view outside of school can be effectively utilized with guidance from a teacher.  \nEnhancing engagement with multimodal content, such as television shows, provides avenues to tap into students'interests and existing knowledge bases.  \nBluey can involve watching and discussing episodes as well as creating media in response  \nEconomics  \nEconomics is the study of how people make choices when they encounter limited options. A good definition for young children is “thinking about how we make choices when we can’t get everything we want.”  \nMarket vs . Non-Market Decisions  \nMarket choices have to do with buying and selling goods and services using money, and guided by prices.  \nNon-market choices include pretty much everything else – the vast majority of choices! In non-market choices, people act“economically” in that they face trade-offs, weigh costs and benefits, and respond to incentives.  \nBut the choices they face and the incentives they follow do not necessarily have to do with money, trade, production, or consumption. Their choices are often more subtle and are governed by cultural and societal norms .  \nPaper Robots  \nFamily Economics in \"Bluey\"  \nA deeper look into our buying impulses  \n[https://www.drstephenday.com/p/family-economics-in-bluey](https://www.drstephenday.com/p/family-economics-in-bluey)  \n[https://www.drstephenday.com/](https://www.drstephenday.com/)  \nMarkets  \nEpisode Synopsis: When Bluey visits the markets with five dollars from the tooth fairy, the options for her are endless . But as she and Indy scour the market stalls for the perfect purchase, spending it proves hard.  \nEconomic Concepts Addressed:  \n● A market is where people buy and sell goods and services  \n● In a market, consumers and producers (aka buyers and sellers) decide on what the prices of things will be .  \n● A market has a circular flow. 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