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" Kids as Decision Makers" - Distinguishing between Needs and Wants: The students will have hands-on experiences with sorting pictures into groups according to the social studies objective: The learner will apply basic economic concepts to home and school. This lesson will focus on distinguishing between wants and needs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies); By Tonya Kales.

Supermarket Sweep Day 1: Students will talk about choices that families make when purchasing groceries. Students will make a booklet of frequently purchased grocery items.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development); By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.

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The ABCs of saving: Students will identify the steps to being a successful saver and learn how saving for tomorrow requires giving something up today. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Costs and Benefits of 'The Three Little Pigs': Students identify the costs and benefits of decision making as they look at positive and negative outcomes of different decisions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Country mouse makes a decision!: Students will make a cost/benefit chart showing their understanding of the differences between costs and benefits, based on the story “Country Mouse and Town Mouse.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Eureka!: Students will look at how inventions such as plastic have changed our lives and how they are changing the future of living in space. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Every penny counts: Students will learn about choice as consumers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Little Bill the producer!: After watching the video and completing an activity about producers, they produce their own books about Little Bill, Alice the Great, or Dr. King. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Native American cultures across the U.S.: Students discuss the differences between five Native American tribes within the U.S. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

A Pet for Beans from 'Jack and the Beanstalk': Students learn about trading through a discussion of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

To market to market: Students will participate in a marketplace simulation by role-playing producers and consumers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Toys for me: A lesson on choice: Students are introduced to the concept of scarcity by illustrating how time is finite and how life involves a series of choices. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Vincent van Gogh's "Flower Beds in Holland": Students gain an understanding of opportunity costs. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

What do other people want to be?: Sudents graph people's job choices and identify the goods and services each job provides. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies and Mathematics); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

What should a house do?: This is a set of nine lesson plans which compares and contrasts the homes built by the first American settlers with those of the Native American peoples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Who pays for city hall?: Students learn that city governments provide goods and services by collecting taxes from citizens. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Working hard for a living: Students learn that work is a means for obtaining money. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

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