Unit Plan #2: ECONOMICS EVERYWHERE

Submitted By: Kelli Pavalon Partner: LaQuisha Johnson

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER#1: Economics Everywhere

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 1 of 2
Notes

MONDAY week #1 TUESDAY week #1

This social studies plan is designed to NV.1.0. Word Analysis: review and teach fourth grade Students know and use word analysis students the definition and skills and strategies to comprehend components of economics. Students new words encountered in text and to Make 25 copies of web link! get to play an interactive vocabulary develop vocabulary. study game with economic terms and concepts so they can familiarize themselves with them.

This social studies plan is designed for fourth grade students to recognize some of the reasons people work. Students will explore different jobs to E9.4.4 Identify factors within understand how education, skills, and an individuals control that can affect career choices affect income. This the likelihood of employment. lesson also helps students become more familiar with other economic concepts like goods/services that certain jobs provide.

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WEDNESDAY week #1

This economics lesson plan is designed E9.4.2 Identify reasons why consumers for fourth graders to learn about the choose to buy more or less of a good economic concepts including wants, or service, based on prices or scarcity, decision making and choice. economic situation.

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THURSDAY week #1

This social studies lesson plan is designed for fourth graders to learn about the different kinds and examples of productive resources in economics.

Prepare baggies E10.4.4 Define productive resources. Get Book Pancakes, Pancakes 25 copies of Farm WS

FRIDAY week #1 This economics lesson plan is designed for fourth graders to learn about the economic concept of bartering. Students will understand bartering through an activity.

E9.4.5 Explain why all those who trade must benefit from the trade, using an example such as trading baseball cards. E9.4.5A Identify why people trade, i.e., intrinsic reasons.

Dont forget activity bags and activity posters!

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson

UNIT PLANNER#1: Economics Everywhere

Summary of Lesson Plan This economics lesson plan is designed for fourth graders to learn about the economic concepts of spending, saving, and what banks are used for. Students will use learning centers to complete objectives. NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 2 of 2
Notes

MONDAY week #2

E10.4.2 Identify instances in which people might pay interest or receive interest. E.10.4.3 Discuss reasons people use banks

Bring the copies a get books from library before class!

This economics lesson plan is designed for fourth graders to learn about businesses. Students will learn how businesses work. Students will also understand the entrepreneurs can be successful.

TUESDAY week #2

E11.4.2 Define entrepreneur and identify those individuals in Nevada

Set up kindle workstation!

WEDNESDAY week #2

This economics lesson plan is designed for fourth graders will put all that they learned to use. Students will finally be able to create their own mini businesses.

E.10.4.3 Discuss reasons people use banks.

Have computers up and ready to go, have group names ready!

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

FRIDAY week #2

THURSDAY week #2

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: LaQuisha Johnson