2nd grade economics resources for Microsoft Word

Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

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This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co

Subjects:

Economics , Math, Test Preparation

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Centers

Economics Unit and Mini-Society Resources!

Created by

The Teacher Spot

This Economics Unit and Mini-Society packet covers Georgia Performance Standards: SS3E1 The student will describe the four types of productive resources: a. Natural (land), b. Human (labor), c. Capital (capital goods), d. Entrepreneurship (used to create goods and services) SS3E2 The student will explain that governments provide certain types of goods and services in a market economy and pay for these through taxes and will describe services such as schools, libraries, roads, police/fire pro

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities

Then and Now Technology

Created by

Maria Elena Morales

This is an activity showing 20 items with 3 pictures showing their development. Students need to sort the pictures and discuss the changes of the items from their beginnings. As an extension, I would ask to design the next development of the item. Then and Now Technology by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Economics , Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Activities

Supply & Demand Cut and Paste

Created by

Jenna Lassiter Caldwell

This cut and paste activity shows different scenarios of High Supply & Low Demand and Low Supply & High Demand. I will use this cut and paste to lead into further discussion of Supply and Demand. Students should have a basic understanding IF you are going to use this as an assessment piece. My higher students will complete this independently. My lower students will complete in a small group so we can discuss.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables

Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business

Created by

Maguire's Lessons

Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs. Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes. This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m

Subjects:

Business, Economics , Math

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

Second Grade Goods and Services Economics Quiz

Created by

Classroom Corner

This is a quiz on the basic concepts of needs vs. wants and goods vs. services. Although the quiz was designed with the North Carolina Essential standards for 2nd grade in mind, it can be used in any state with similar social studies standards. The quiz is twelve questions and includes nine multiple choice, two fill-in-the-blank, and one written question.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Assessment

School: Then and Now

Created by

Maria Elena Morales

This is a sorting activity with 42 cards and 2 mats with pictures (side by side) of school elements from the past and today. Students will learn how each school element has changed such as room, uniform, books, teachers, lunchbox, discipline, etc. They will realize the extensive changes from their grandparents generation to theirs. School: Then and Now by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Economics , Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Flash Cards, Activboard Activities, Centers

Goods and Services Sort for Economics Unit

Created by

Vanessa M

This sort can be used during an economics unit and during lessons on goods and services. Students cut and sort 10 words and pictures into the correct category: goods or services.

Subjects:

Economics , Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

Scarcity Activity BEST SELLER

Created by

Schmitter's Critters Second Grade

This is a great little resource for reviewing scarcity. Students circle the scenarios that represent scarcity. I also have a two page scarcity activity if you need more practice. If you like this resource, be sure and check out my Opportunity Cost activity as a sister companion.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Producer and Consumer "The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza"

Created by

Erica Foster

Use this graphic organizer/activity to teach your students about producers and consumers while incorporating a fun book of literature. After reading the book cut out the pictures from the story of producers, consumers, and goods and paste them in the appropriate place.

Subjects:

Economics , Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

Transportation: Land, Air, and Water Sort

Created by

Kristen Campbell

This is a great activity for students to work on in centers or when they have finished their work early. If students cannot yet read, instruct the students in finding the beginning sound of each label or use the pictures of land, air, and water instead of the labels. â€¢ Cut out and laminate these pictures and labels. Have students sort the pictures by land, air, and water. â€¢ Put a magnet on the back of each cut-out. Do the activity as a class on the whiteboard. â€¢ You can also print a cop

Subjects:

Civics, Economics , Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Back to school classroom procedural handbook

Created by

PreK-12 Instructional Coaches Corner

This editable word document back to school classroom procedural handbook includes the following procedures; start of day routine, pencil sharpening, welcome work routine, morning meeting, bathroom and drinks, asking a question, while others are talking, exiting and entering the classroom, walking the halls, turning papers in, homework, take home binders, packing up, exiting at the end of the day, bringing toys to school, star student, classroom economy, classroom jobs, consequences, behavior cli

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management, Economics

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Homework, For Parents, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

Second or Third Grade Spending and Saving Money Economics Quiz

Created by

Classroom Corner

This quiz is an excellent assessment tool for any elementary economics unit. It covers such concepts as consumers and producers, goods and services, trade, and interest. There are ten questions in all. Five of them are multiple choice, two are true or false, and the remaining three require a written response. It meets the second grade North Carolina Essential Standards for Economics. However, it can also be used in other states with similar standards for economics.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables

3rd grade Economics Test

Created by

Cotham Creations

This test includes questions that address: economy goods services barter consumer producer products supply demand scarcity agriculture assembly line specialize trade export import budget cost benefit The test ends with 3 short response answers that address budget, scarcity, and imports and exports. This can be used in any grade level! Edit it to make it your own! An answer key is provided.

Subjects:

Economics , Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 5th

2nd or 3rd grade Creating a Budget

Created by

Super Second

This is a budget project I created for my higher level 2nd grade students. It goes along with a social studies unit of studying goods/services, needs/wants, producers/consumers. The kids really enjoyed making decisions about money, and learning how important it is to budget their spending!

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities

Consumers and Producers Quiz

Created by

Rachael Kapousidis

This is a quiz on Consumers and Producers. Students are asked to list needs and wants, identify if things are goods or services, and explain the terms producer and consumer. It is presented in an easy to read format for second grade.

Subjects:

Economics , Family Consumer Sciences, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Assessment

Needs and Wants Picture Sort

Created by

Kristen Campbell

This is a great picture sort with 8 pictures of needs and 8 pictures of wants. This activity includes labels with pictures for children that cannot read. You can cut out these pictures and laminate them for continued use in the classroom or have students cut these out, sort them, and glue them on paper or a poster. This could be used as a class activity, assessment, homework, or center activity. Use these pictures in a whole group to introduce or review needs and wants, or use them in small grou

Subjects:

Civics, Economics , Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Social Studies Goods/Services Project Based Learning Project

Created by

Calla Miller

In first grade at our school, we learn about goods, services, supply, demand, scarcity, producers, and consumers. To help students fully understand these concepts, we do this project-based assessment. This includes guide lines for what to teach over 3 weeks, a parent letter, how to set up the project, final assessment with answer key, and additional resources. This project incorporates writing (persuasive advertisements), math (advertisements with prices), and social studies objectives.

Subjects:

Economics , Informational Text, Math

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

Producer and Consumer "The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza"

Created by

Erica Foster

Use this worksheet to help students understand producers, consumers, and goods. The students will cut out pictures from the story, "The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza" and glue the pictures into the correct boxes.

Subjects:

Economics , Reading

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Clip Art

Economics Test for Elementary Students (Need-Wants/Buyer-Seller/Goods-Services)

Created by

Simply Shogreen

This test is an elementary level assessment for Social Studies/Economic concepts. Concepts assessed with the test include needs and wants, buyers and sellers and goods and services. Test is simple with bright and well defined pictures to assist all levels of readers!

Subjects:

Civics, Economics , Government

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

Community Helpers Picture Match

Created by

Kristen Campbell

Use these cards as an introduction to community helpers, as a center activity, or for an activity the students can do when they finish their work early. If students cannot yet read, leave out the descriptions or have a more advanced student help their classmates. Here are two ways you can use these cards. 1. Use these cards to match pictures of community helpers to their description and to the tools they use. 2. Play a memory game with the cards. Try to match community helpers to their descrip

Subjects:

Economics , Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Games

Finance for Kids: Volume 1: Wants and Needs

Created by

Finance for Kids

This lesson plan goes with Volume 1 of the series Finance for Kidz by Professor Prakash L Dheeriya. The lesson plan includes activities for a teacher explaining wants and needs. After doing these activities and other activities in remaining lesson plans of the series, children and adults can understand money, finances, economy, business, credit, and budgeting. In addition, they can manage their personal finances. ****PLEASE NOTE: THE HARDCOVER BOOK OR ITS CONTENT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH THIS LES

Subjects:

Business, Economics , Life Skills

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Lesson

Needs and Wants/Goods and Services Test

Created by

Amanda Taylor

This covers Economics for 2nd grade standards for Needs and Wants, and Goods and Services. It has definition matching, multiple choice, as well as identify the picture.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Study Guides, Printables

Dollar Bill - Blank Template

Created by

Mr Superman School Store

This is a fake Dollar Bill Blank Template. This is useful in teaching the parts of a Dollar Bill as well as for a fun activity. Students can make themselves on their own fake money. This is useful as homework, classwork, or in a math center.

Subjects:

Economics , Graphic Arts, Numbers

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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