Folding Our Way to Productivity
Students role-play workers producing origami cups. They participate in two production rounds, one without training and one with training. Students
Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 03/17/2003


Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, he probably did not realize what a great impac...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/05/2007


Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, he probably did not realize what a great impac...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/05/2007


Simple Simon Meets a Producer
A classic rhyme, Simple Simon and the Pie-Man, introduces students to the concepts of consumer and producer. Students learn that consumers are the peo...
Grade: K-2    Published: 07/17/2003


The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen is a classic story for nearly all adults, and many children. Here it is retold and enhanced in order to provide a framework for ...
Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 01/20/2003


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Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher GuideFinancial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide
Grade: K-2   Published: 2001
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Theme 1: Lesson 1 - A Good Day for Money
Students listen to a short story introducing them to Penny and Nicholas, the "Money Kids." Students discuss ways people receive money -- through earning income or receiving gifts. They construct "m...
Theme 1: Lesson 2 - Working for Income
Students discuss goods and services that satisfy people's wants, and they construct a spyglass to help them identify goods and services at school. They also construct "Box Town," a model business com...

Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 2-4 - Teacher's Resource ManualChoices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 2-4 - Teacher's Resource Manual
Grade: 2-4   Published: 2001
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Unit 4: Lesson 16 - Entrepreneurs and the Interdependence of Buyers and Sellers
People often think of themselves as consumers, but not as producers. In this lesson, students will meet business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs so that they can identify with them and perhaps as...
Unit 3: Lesson 12 - Inputs, Plan, Outputs
Students will take pride in their ability to produce something.

 

 
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