Little 1st Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 4: Community Economics}

Little Social Studies Thinkers  is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for primary.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your primary friends.  It incorporates many state standards for 1st grade. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

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Full FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum

Full KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum

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UNIT 4: Community Economics teaches students how jobs and money affect people in a community. It contains lessons on these specific topics:

Working in a Community

Earning Income

Wants and Needs

Goods and Services in a Community

Natural Resources and how they contribute to G/S

Producers and Consumers

Supply and Demand

Choices about Money

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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide

-9 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds

-12 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all)

-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters

-Anchor Charts

-Whole Group Activities

-Craftivity

-Student Workbook that follows each lesson

-Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson

-Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper)

OUTLINE OF UNIT 4:

Lesson 1: WORKING IN A COMMUNITY

Lesson 2: EARNING MONEY

Lesson 3: WANTS AND NEEDS

Lesson 4: GOODS AND SERVICES

Lesson 5: NATURAL RESOURCES

Lesson 6: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS

Lesson 7: SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Lesson 8: MONEY CHOICES

Lesson 9: COMMUNITY ECONOMICS AND THE FLOW OF MONEY

Lesson 10: SPENDING AND SAVING CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 11: REVIEW

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!*

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LITTLE SOCIAL STUDIES THINKERS UNITS FOR 1ST GRADE:

UNIT 1: Responsible Citizenship

UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today

UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World

UNIT 4: Community Economics

UNIT 5: Geography

MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans

MINI UNIT B: America

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