What do other people want to be?
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A lesson plan for Grades 1–2 Social Studies and Mathematics
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- Appropriate grades
- 1–2
- Provider
- National Council on Economic Education
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In this lesson, students will graph people's job choices and identify the goods and services each job provides. The graphing in this lesson is simple graphing done via interactive activities and assumes that students are familiar with the concept of graphing.
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 6.01: Examine wants and needs and identify choices people make to satisfy wants and needs with limited resources.
- Objective 6.03: Participate in activities that demonstrate the division of labor.
Grade 2
- Goal 7: The learner will apply basic economic concepts and evaluate the use of economic resources within communities.
- 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.
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies.
Grade 2
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
- Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using Venn diagrams (three sets) and pictographs where symbols represent multiple units (2's, 5's, 10's).
