Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies — Grade 1

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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); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Who gets more than their fair share?: Students identify and describe various methods of distributing goods or services. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 and 3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

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); Provided by: 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); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Lean on Me -- We Depend on Each Other!: Students discern how an assembly line works, reinforcing the underlying principles such as interdependence, specialization and division of labor. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Dog gone job!: In this lesson from EconEdLink, students will watch a video of a workers at a kennel and talk about the types of jobs that they saw. They will also complete a drag and drop activity to learn about job specialization. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: EconEdLink

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