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Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - K-2 Grade: K-2   Published: 1993 2 of the 25 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. 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 8 - Producer Charades Students create charades representing services performed in their classroom and later apply for and "hired" to produce these services. Unit 5: Lesson 23 - To Market, To Market Students construct and play a shopping game as they learn that markets are places where things are bought and sold. Unit 1: Lesson 2 - Consumer Reflections Students view a very special consumer and produce life-size silhouettes as they learn that consumers use goods and services to satisfy their wants. Unit 5: Lesson 25 - Bulletin Board: Teddy Bear Picnic Students prepare for and participate in a picnic with their teddy bears as they learn about markets and prices.

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 9 - We Decide to Spend Students create want webs for a hamster and then for themselves. They experience spending money in exchange for goods and services when they use dimes to become consumers at a school carnival. 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 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... 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 3: Lesson 11 - Ads Make Us Spend Students examine various forms of advertising and discover why companies advertise their products. They watch television commercials to answer questions about products advertised and consumer wants. ...

Your Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's Guide Grade: 7-adult   Published: 2004 1 of the 6 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Section 2: Financial Institutions Participants identify the advantages and disadvantages of using financial services from alternative financial institutions and services from mainstream banks. Participants identify the services provi...