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 6.04

Give examples of how money is used within the communities, such as spending and savings.

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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
Clipping coupons
Students calculate savings for different products when using coupons. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Social Studies and Mathematics)
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
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
No Funny Money, Honey....I Want the Real Thing!
Students learn the characteristics of money. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Social Studies)
Provider: 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)
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
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
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