Build your community
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Social Studies
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In this EconEdLink lesson, students identify businesses that provide goods and services desirable to people in most communities. Included in this lesson are two interactive drag-and-drop activities and a printable student worksheet.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 6: The learner will apply basic economic concepts to home, school, and the community.
- Objective 6.07: Recognize that all families produce and consume goods and services.
Grade 2
- Goal 7: The learner will apply basic economic concepts and evaluate the use of economic resources within communities.
- Objective 7.01: Distinguish between producers and consumers and identify ways people are both producers and consumers.
- Objective 7.02: Distinguish between goods produced and services provided in communities.
- Objective 7.03: Describe different types of employment and ways people earn an income.
Kindergarten
- Goal 6: The learner will apply basic economic concepts to home, school, and the community.
- Objective 6.01: Distinguish between wants and needs.
- Objective 6.05: Explore goods and services provided in communities.
