Elementary School Economics Resources (by price, low to high)

3 pages to review wants and needs. - A needs anchor chart - A wants anchor chart - wants and needs sort

These Social Studies Choice Boards are a must if you are doing Distance Learning! They come with 18 unique prompts/activities for students!! This product includes two separate Social Studies Choice Boards for Distance Learning with 9 choices per page for a total of 18 choices.

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This simple-to-use product is great for teaching students about Wants Vs. Needs. It includes a graphic organizer sheet as well as a page that includes various wants and needs. Students cut these out and glue them into the graphic organizer. This product also comes with an answer key for your convenience.

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Creative Activity:

Students will research the impact that imports had on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange. They will use their creativity to display the resource and tell of its impact on the Americas.

This is a great introduction on how many items we rely on today are not truly native to our ecosystem. After the posters are complete, students will observe the class posters and gain information. Students will reflect and expand on the knowledge they have gained. They will determine how the imports affected the economy, culture, and environment of the Americas.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Students instructions.
• Rubric.
• Import list.
• Reflection questions.

How is this product useful:

• Students use their creativity.
• Gain knowledge concerning how imports changed the Americas.
• Requires students to reach conclusions when reflecting.

Get students up and moving:

This activity gets students up to get or wait for crayons. All students are coloring a picture based on directions using a limited amount of crayons. The teacher brokers the use of crayons. Students will begin to understand the concept of supply and demand as they find the crayons they need are not available for their use and require them to wait. My students stuggledthe most with not sharing crayons with other students. Students can follow up with reflection questions that lead to a deeper level of knowledge.

An option extension explores the misunderstanding of land use that caused great difficulty between the Indigenous People and British Colonists. This extension demonstrates the Indigenous belief that the land couldn't be owned, just used and the British belief that land was to be owned, not just used. This optional part of the activity leads to interesting discussion. Students can follow up withe reflection questions that lead to a deeper level of knowledge.

These activities align with Indiana Social Studies standards 5.E.1, 5.E.5.

What's included:

• Teacher directions for both activities.
• Labelled color sheet.
• Reflection questions for each activity.

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teacher.
• Hands on activity leads to better understanding.
• Meaningful extension activity.
• Enjoyable coloring opportunity.

This is a lesson over Alexander Hamilton and his role in the United States economy as the first Secretary of the Treasury. Students will read about the Hamilton's economic proposals and then the response and impact of those proposals. Students will answer the questions that follow the reading.

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• Cet ensemble complet et engageant comprend tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour commencer à enseigner les secteurs industriels au Canada dès aujourd'hui!
• Ne nécessite aucun travail de votre part, sauf imprimer quelques pages.
• Ce guide d'activités intègre le français et les mathématiques!

De quoi s'agit-il? Qu'est-ce qui est inclu?

• Une présentation de 27 pages avec des discussions et invites prêtes!
• Un Quiz Kahoot sur les trois secteurs industriels.
• 2 projets de recherche internet
• Un projet de groupe d'enquête complet où les élèves interrogent d'autres élèves de l'école sur les secteurs industriels. Les élèves travaillent en groupes pour construire une étude comprenant des diagrammes, puis la présenter à la classe.
• Cette activité vous donnera environ 7 jours de travail en sciences humaines!

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This product contains 2 centres.

1. Spin and Cover

• Match coin and name
• Match coin and value.

2. Spin and Colour

• Color bills according to value (numbers and words) with the corresponding colour.

This product contains:

• 2 full-colour coin worksheets,
• 2 black and white bill worksheets
• 2 options for spinners for each game (words, numbers, colours, black and white)
• 2 instruction sheets

Fun, Trading Game:

Students will explore the concept of trade routes and tariffs on trade routes along the Spice Road and then the New World.

Students will make trades with the Indies. Then they will then attempt to trade through the Ottoman Empire. Because of the struggle with the Ottoman Empire, they will then attempt to trade with the New World, the East Indies.

When the game is complete, students will complete a trade agreement and pay a final tariff. The student with the largest total at the end wins.

Students can answer questions concerning their game as individuals or as a class in discussion.

Covers Indiana Social Studies Standards 5.E.2, 5.E.5.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Game directions.
• Two sizes of game boards.
• Templates of products for printing.
• Discussion Questions.

How is this product useful:

• Competitive game, students love a competition.
• Represents trade barriers.
• Requires students to reach conclusions when reflecting.

This is a single unit of study for Social Studies- Economics. These activities will help your students deepen their knowledge of the basics of economics. The pages of this unit can be used as a supplemental activity for your current social studies curriculum, or you can use reading from the internet.  

This set does not include the reading content for the lessons. This is a supplemental resource to add to your current social studies reading material.

Topics Covered:

Lesson 1: Buyers and Sellers

Lesson 2: Resources

Lesson 3: Scarcity and Trade

Lesson 4: Currency

Unit Assessment Included

Additional Social Studies Resources from Kile's Classroom:

Regions of the US Digital Project

Free- Biography Trading Cards Project

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Cette unité d'apprentissage par projet est centrée autour de "Dragon's Den" et suit le format général de ce type d'émission (Shark Tank, Dans l'oeil du dragon, etc.).

Les étudiants travaillent en binôme ou en autonomie pour proposer une invention de leur choix et créer un projet écrit et un pitch devant le jury (les dragons).

Cela intègre de nombreuses stratégies d'écriture et d'expression orale; à savoir, la persuasion, utiliser les émotions pour influencer un public, choisir notre public et livrer en pensant à notre public, etc.

Cette ressource commence par 10 diapositives qui expliquent le déroulement du projet et est ensuite suivie par une multitude d'activités, de textes modèles et de rubriques :

• « Qu'est-ce qui m'intéresse? » (Une activité de remue-méninges)
• « Améliorer une expérience » (Une stratégie pour trouver une idée)
• « Des possibilités intéressantes » (Une stratégie pour trouver une idée)
• « Mon prototype : ma vision » (une activité visuelle sur le dessin et la description de l'idée)
• « Montre et raconte » (Une activité sur l'utilisation des cinq sens)
• « Le pour et le contre de notre idée » (Une activité pour savoir si l'idée est bonne)
• « Quelle est notre GRANDE idée ? » (Une activité sur la recherche du problème et de la solution)
• « Les avantages de mon produit » (Une activité sur l'utilisation de la persuasion pour vendre)
• « Qui est votre public ? » (Une activité sur la découverte de votre démographie)
• « Publicité et médias sociaux » (Une activité sur le marketing visuel sur les médias sociaux)
• « Mon panneau d'affichage » (Une activité sur le marketing de type panneau d'affichage)
• « Mon jingle publicitaire » (Une activité simple sur la création d'un jingle qui correspond à la marque)
• « Tout est dans l'emplacement » (Une activité sur la conception de la manière dont le produit est présenté)
• « Un emballage stylisé » (Une activité sur la conception de l'emballage du produit)
• « Mon plan d'affaires » (Une activité sur l'organisation des informations pour le pitch)
• « Que diriez-vous?! » (Une activité pour aider les élèves à planifier leurs réponses aux questions difficiles dans la tanière !)
• « J'anticipe les questions potentielles » (Une activité pour anticiper les questions des Dragons)
• « Mon pitch - du début à la fin » (Un modèle de 2 pages pour planifier un pitch)
• « Les serres Aventures Tropicales » (Un pitch fictif d'une page avec 1 page de questions)
• « What's Good ? » (Un pitch fictif d'une page avec 1 page de questions)
• « Évaluation du pitch » (Rubrique d'évaluation)
• « Évaluation du travail de groupe » (Rubrique d'évaluation)
• « Évaluation par les pairs » (Pour faciliter la prise de notes lors des pitchs de leurs pairs).

3rd-5th Grade Social Studies Unit: Economics

Grow your students' understanding of economics with this single unit of study for Social Studies! Packed with engaging activities and student texts, this no-prep unit will take your students on a deep dive into the basics of economics. From exploring the dynamics of buyers and sellers to understanding the concept of scarcity and trade, this unit covers all the essential topics to help your students grasp the fundamentals of economics. This unit has everything you need to ensure your students excel in their understanding of economics. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your students' learning experience and empower them with the knowledge they need to succeed in the world of economics.

• Lesson 1: Buyers and Sellers
• Lesson 2: Resources
• Lesson 3: Scarcity and Trade
• Lesson 4: Currency
• Unit Assessment

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Additional Social Studies Resources from Kile's Classroom:

• 5th Grade Social Studies Year Long Bundle- Early American History and Geography
• Regions of the US Digital Project
• Free- Biography Trading Cards Project

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This 38-page resource has everything you need to lead a Dragon's Den or Shark Tank in your middle school classroom!

This resource begins with 10 slides that explain the project rundown and is then followed by oodles of activities, mentor texts and rubrics:

• "What Interests Me?" (A brainstorming activity)
• "Improving an Experience" (A strategy to find an idea)
• "My Prototype: My Vision" (A visual activity on drawing and describing the "idea")
• "Show & Tell" (An activity on using the five senses)
• "The Pros and Cons of our Idea" (An activity on knowing if the idea is a good one)
• "What's the BIG Idea?" (An activity on finding the problem and solution)
• "The Advantages of my Product" (An activity on using persuasion to sell)
• "Who's your Audience?" (An activity on discovering your demographic)
• "Advertising and Social Media" (An activity on visual marketing on social media)
• "My Billboard" (An activity on billboard-style marketing)
• "My Company Jingle" (A simple activity on building a jingle that fits the brand)
• "It's All in the Display!" (An activity on designing the way the product is displayed)
• "The Whole Package" (An activity on designing the packaging for the product)
• "My Business Plan" (An activity on organizing information for the pitch)
• "What Would you Say?!" (An activity to help students plan their answers to tough questions in the den!)
• "Anticipating Potential Questions" (An activity to anticipate Dragon questions)
• "My Pitch - From Beginning to End" (A 2-page template to plan out a pitch)
• "Tropical Adventures Greenhouses" (A fictional 1-page pitch with 1 page of questions)
• "What's Good?" (A fictional 1-page pitch with 1 page of questions)
• "Pitch Evaluation" (Rubric for assessment)
• "Group Work Evaluation" (Rubric for assessment)
• "Peer Evaluation - Pitch Notes" (To facilitate note-taking during pitches from their peers).

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An engaging way to begin a unit on economics! This fun and hands-on activity will have students explore the important concepts of human needs versus wants through an engaging rocket ship simulation. Students will be vicariously drawn into an emergency situation in which they must collaborate, and agree as to what items they consider as ‘essential’ for their survival on their rocket ship mission to live on a far away planet. An interactive Slide Presentation will help guide the groups on their journey… along with prompting students to delve deeper by examining the broader issues of sustainability, waste, and identifying the main differences between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries.

Materials:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• Slide Presentation
• Handouts:

#1. Student Guided Notes & Student Reflection

#2. Rocket Ship Activity

If you liked this lesson see other related lessons here:

• Child Labor: Comparing Industrial Era to Today
• Analyzing Environmental Disasters Caused by Human Activity
• FDR & The New Deal Matching Game
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Your students will love this lesson, from 6th grade to 12th grade. The PowerPoint is included in the Zip File.

In 1980, China enforced the One-Child Policy Act to due to overpopulation issues as a result of Mao Zedong's policies, as he competed with Russia for power. Once he dies in 1979, China had to look at the population issues as there was a shortage of housing and resources— and they were continuing to multiply. Something had to be done, so the government enforce Martial Law and only allowed families to have one child.

(To examine in depth the One-Child Policy Act of 1979 under Mao Zedong's leadership, click here.)

However, now the One-Child Policy has created a downward shift in population, and as the older generation dies, the population is declining at significant rates. In 2016, to encourage population growth, China's government put in to play the Two-Child Policy pleading with its citizens, "Please have a second child". When that wasn't working, in 2021, they pass a Three-Child Policy.

This lesson examines and compares China's Child Policy Acts throughout the years and their effectiveness, also giving students the opportunity to provide their opinion of various scenarios.

OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the guidelines of the One-Child Policy Act, Two-Child Policy
  Act, and Three-Child Policy Act
• Examine the cause and effect of China's child policy acts
• Determine the effectiveness of each of China's child policy acts
• Understand Population Density

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• Technology to display a video from the introductory list
• Reading Activity: One-Child Policy Act (1980), Two-Child Policy Act (2016), Three-Child Policy Act (2021)
• KWL Reading Activity & Share (Included)
• Painters Tape
• Laminated Agree and Disagree Sign (Tape to the wall)
• PowerPoint: Examining China’s Child Policies (Included in zip file)
• Exit Cards

GROUP READING ACTIVITY: (15-20 MINUTES)
Divide students into groups/teams of three. Give each team member an article to read:

• China's One-Child Policy
• China's Two-Child Policy
• China's Three-Child Policy

DEBATING CHINA’S CHILD POLICIES CLASS ACTIVITY (POWERPOINT)
Students will be given various scenarios via PowerPoint to which they will "Agree" or "Disagree". They will work with their classmates to present reasons for their decision.

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This bundle of Choice Boards is a MUST HAVE if you are teaching Distance Learning! This bundle comes with pre-made choice boards with over 117 prompts/choices! This resource includes Choice Boards for the subjects of: English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Physical Movement, Social-Emotional Learning, Brain Breaks, and a "Get to Know You" Choice Board for the beginning of the year. This bundle is ideal for grades 2, 3, and 4.

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Ignite middle schoolers' curiosity with our inquiry-based project on imports, exports, energy, and electricity. Cross-curricular and transdisciplinary, it fosters critical thinking through reading, writing, and research. Transform learning with a dynamic, comprehensive experience!

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This 146-page unit will provide you with content, activities, projects, rubrics, simulations and discussion prompts necessary to engage your students for upwards of 2 months in a series of learnings, research and projects which will ultimately have them creating solutions for real world problems relating to food waste, energy sources, importing and exporting and the choices we make relative to our consumption.

Following a cross-curricular approach, I include step-by-step details, thorough lesson plans that will have you and your students deeply exploring some big concepts, connecting subjects, digging deeper, and thinking critically about sustainability and the future of our planet.

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• A 57-page teaching guide including a brief overview of the unit, the outcomes you'll be covering, detailed and thorough lesson plans for each day, all assignments, graphic organizers, stations, debates, simulations, answer keys, and rubrics. Many additional projects are recommended and explained for each of the major sections in addition to the lesson plans I provide. It includes printables for all games and activities, research, projects, and success criteria.

• I also guide you on using the second part to this resource:

• A 91-slide teaching document which includes all content, vocabulary, games and concepts relating to:

• Food waste in Canada and the effects on the economy and the environment:

• Perishability of food items.

• A close look at expiries and "best before" dates.

• A quick game on perishability.

• Recommended film and videos.

• Importing and exporting in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:

• Connection between food waste and imports.

• The importance of shopping locally.

• A trivia game on natural resources which are either imported or exported and a breakdown of the destinations of each.

• A segway into imported and exported energy sources - and why we export some of our energies out-of-country and overseas.

• Energy sources in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:

• Why do Canadians export their energy?

• The good, the bad, and the ugly of energy consumption and our abuse with overconsumption.

• The laws and transformations of energy.

• An in-depth look at the different forms of energy, where the energy comes from and how they're used.

• An in-depth look into renewable energy sources.

• An in-depth look into our planet's atmospheric layers, our ozone layer, and the different characteristics of each.

• A look into protests and laws that protect our environment - and a call to action.

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• Mon espèce en voie de disparition
• Space Food!

For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Kaitlyn.