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Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - K-2 Grade: K-2   Published: 1993 7 of the 25 lessons are related to this lesson. The top 5 are listed below. Unit 4: Lesson 17 - Spotlight on Specialists Students specialize in producing goods and services as they prepare for specialized resource speakers. Unit 4: Lesson 18 - The Baker Wants a Pair of Shoes Students sing an interdependence song and create their own new verses. Unit 4: Lesson 20 - Bulletin Board: Showcasing Specialists Students create a bulletin board of their artwork depicting themselves and others as specialized workers. Unit 4: Lesson 16 - An Interdependent Bunch Students create a bunch of balloon grapes to illustrate the concept that they make a "great bunch" of interdependent workers. Unit 4: Lesson 19 - Learning Center: School Connections Students learn that the school has specialized workers upon whom they depend while they are at school.

Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 3 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. 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 3 - What Is Money? This lesson focuses on two types of money -- paper money and coins. The students identify money and its value (ability to buy things) while participating in a money-matching activity. The students g... 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, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 9-10   Published: 2002 1 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Unit 2: Lesson 6 - Changing Productivity In a production simulation, students experience several ways of producing something; they also measure productivity.

Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 5-6   Published: 2001 1 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Unit 4: Lesson 10 - What Are the Advantages of Working with Others to Produce? Students read historical fiction set in 1855 in the Oregon Territory. The story illustrates the results of people working interdependently. The students identify ways in which the characters in the ...