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

Goal 5

The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities.

Objective 5.03

Apply concepts of specialization and division of labor to the local community.

Resources aligned to this objective

"Card" Specialty
Students will make a greeting card for their pen pals or book buddies while studying specialization and division of labor in Social Studies.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
By Pat Pennino.
Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four
In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity one
This activity for grades 3–6 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an adapted introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity three
In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.

Lesson plans on the web

Marketplaces of Asia
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore kinds of marketplaces and view goods as a reflection of the characteristics of a region. This lesson is one in a series developed in collaboration with The Asia Society, with support from the Freeman Foundation. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
NOT your grandma's lemonade stand
Students manage a virtual lemonade stand to learn about the market economy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies and Mathematics)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
Where do your belongings come from?
This Xpeditions lesson asks students to figure out where their belongings came from and to consider the reasons why many items are imported from other countries. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: National Geographic