LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 6

The learner will apply basic economic concepts to home, school, and the community.

Objective 6.02

Describe how people of different cultures work to earn income in order to satisfy wants and needs.

Resources aligned to this objective

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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
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
The Right Job for 'The Tortoise and the Hare'
Students will learn how specialization benefits a community. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
This little piggybank went to market
Students understand that work is a source of income. (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
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 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
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