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We Can Earn Money (or) Working Hard for a Living There are many ways for people to get money. One way most people get money is by earning it. This lesson introduces students to work activities th... Grade: K-2    Published: 07/29/2003

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Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 4 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 5: Lesson 16 - We Manage Our Money Students participating in a game demonstrate their knowledge of income, spending, saving, and credit decisions. They make individual books about money management and review previously taught concepts... 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... 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...

Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - K-2 Grade: K-2   Published: 1993 5 of the 25 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Unit 2: Lesson 8 - Producer Charades Students create charades representing services performed in their classroom and later apply for and "hired" to produce these services. Unit 2: Lesson 6 - Mystery Workers Students play a questioning game as they learn that producers use their human resources by working in jobs to make goods and services. Unit 5: Lesson 24 - Puppet Show: Pinky's New Bow Tie Students produce a puppet show as they review the economic concepts from Lesson 1-23. Unit 2: Lesson 9 - Learning Center: Producer Pigs Students hear a version of The Three Little Pigs and participate in a learning center which reinforces the concepts of natural, human, and capital resources. Unit 2: Lesson 10 - Bulletin Board: Art Gallery Students combine natural, human, and capital resources to produce "art masterpieces" which they display in a bulletin board gallery.