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Ch. 7 Economics. Elementary Social Studies; A Practical Guide Created by, Lee-Anne T. Spalding, M. Ed. Why is it important to educate students in the area of economics? Financial literacy (personal finance, financial education, financial planning), consumer literacy).
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Ch. 7 Economics Elementary Social Studies; A Practical Guide Created by, Lee-Anne T. Spalding, M. Ed.
Why is it important to educate students in the area of economics? • Financial literacy (personal finance, financial education, financial planning), consumer literacy) Why Economics Education? Economic Vocabulary
SS.K.E.1.1: Describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used. • SS.K.E.1.2: Recognize that United States currency comes in different forms. • SS.K.E.1.3: Recognize that people work to earn money to buy things they need or want. • SS.K.E.1.4: Identify the difference between basic needs and wants. K Economic Standards
SS.3.E.1.1: Give examples of how scarcity results in trade. • SS.3.E.1.2: List the characteristics of money. SS.3.E.1.3: Recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through the use of trade or money. • SS.3.E.1.4: Distinguish between currencies used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 3rd Grade Economic Standards
SS.5.E.1.1: Identify how trade promoted economic growth in North America from pre-Columbian times to 1850. • SS.5.E.1.2: Describe a market economy, and give examples of how the colonial and early American economy exhibited these characteristics. • SS.5.E.1.3: Trace the development of technology and the impact of major inventions on business productivity during the early development of the United States. SS.5.E.2.1: Recognize the positive and negative effects of voluntary trade among Native Americans, European explorers, and colonists. 5th Grade Economic Standards
National Council on Economic Education • http://www.NCEE.net • http://www.econedlink.org/lessons • 500 FREE lesson plans; most are tied to quality children’s literature (The Three Little Pigs, Town Mouse Country Mouse, Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type) or online stories (provided) National Economic Standards
Economic Reasoning- (problem solving) • 1. Identify the question or problem • 2. List the alternatives • 3. Identify advantages and disadvantages of each alternative • 4. Choose the best alternative • 5. Reevaluate the consequences of the decision Sample problem: Soaring fuel costs (work in cooperative groups to discuss the issue; complete the sheet) Rationale for Teaching Economics
Costs and Benefits • Example: pets • Production and Exchange • Example: food items; pancakes • Pancakes, Pancakes! By Eric Carle • Create a sequence chart; ask critical thinking questions Strategies for Teaching
Share YOUTUBE clip ie. Ads from the Super Bowl • Businesses advertise their goods and services • Students must distinguish between F and O • Complete Advertising ID Activity Advertisement Activities p. 230
Learning Experiences p. 232 • Currency from around the world • Earning Money p. 234 • Spending Money p.235 • Watch My Education Lab video- Economics • Share Class store idea Money
What are banks? Other examples of economic institutions? • What responses have you heard in your interviews? • www.kidsbank.com • Banking Activities: • Where is a Safe Place? • Bank Simulation • Field Trip Banking