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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

Mystery Workers This lesson is designed to review the concepts of goods, services, and producers that were introduced in the lesson, Mystery Workers. It th... Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 02/20/2001

The Mitten This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow-white mittens. While the boy is outside playing, ... Grade: K-2    Published: 07/25/2008

No Extra Room on the Mayflower The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will then pack a virtual suitcase mak... Grade: K-2    Published: 01/10/2007

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Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 6 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. The top 5 are listed below. Theme 3: Lesson 8 - We Are Consumers Students discover that they are consumers. As they fill their pockets with pictures of wants, students learn that consumers want both goods and services. As they try to help Nicholas choose a pet, a... 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 5: Lesson 15 - We Make A Budget Students participate in an activity in which they balance a budget by manipulating income and expense cards. 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 4: Lesson 14 - We Owe Money Students assume the role of the Wild Wanter and determine the amount of credit needed to satisfy their wants when income is limited. They construct a Pay Box to show some of the ways consumers pay fo...

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 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. Unit 1: Lesson 5 - Bulletin Board: People Movers Students draw and collect pictures and build clay models of consumer transportation as they create a bulletin board display of transportation services people consume.

Exploring the Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Teacher Resource Manual Grade: 3-4   Published: 1989 3 of the 35 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 2: Community Resources This lesson aims to develop an understanding of natural, human, and capital goods resources through a mapping exercise. The students study a map of a model community and begin to understand that a co... Lesson 3: Communities Change Students analyze how Communityville has grown by examining another map of the town. The students locate new resources that provide goods and services to the people of Communityville. Lesson 4: Communities Today Students study how resources change in communities by comparing the maps of Communityville. This lesson summarizes the two previous map lessons and helps students become familiar with the suppliers of...