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Creating A Community: Students will design a community and take into consideration the structures and human resources necessary for a balanced community. They will evaluate their community as they evaluate differences between wants and needs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); By Helen Byrd.

To market we will go: In a market simulation, students will experience the roles of producers and consumers. The crafts in this market may be easily tied in with winter multicultural holidays (Christmas, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Hmong New Year, Las Posadas, etc.) Students can purchase gifts for their family members at the market.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Development); By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.

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Build your community: Students identify businesses that provide goods and services desirable to people in most communities. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Communities - What They Provide for Us: Students learn that a job is work people do to earn a living. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 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

Does the Crocodile Hunter hunt crocs?: Students explore the concepts of natural resources and services. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 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

Mystery workers: Students review the concepts of goods, services, and producers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 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

The rhythm of rice production: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the importance of rice in Asian communities. They then learn about the "rhythm" of rice production as they are introduced to its growing cycle. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Simple Simon meets a producer: Students learn what consumers and producers do. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Spices of the world: This Xpeditions lesson teaches students that ingredients in the food they eat come from all over the world. They find out where some commonly used spices originated and discuss what the world would be like without any spices. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

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

We are consumers and producers: Students learn how they and family members fulfill the roles of producers and consumers at home and in their community. (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 is competition?: Students understand what businesses are and that a marketplace exists whenever buyers and sellers exchange goods and services. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

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

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