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Wayne RESA – SS / Grade 1 / Social Studies / Social Studies 1 / Week 9 - Week 16
RESA, MAISA MC3 Units
Unit Abstract

Building on economic concepts from kindergarten, the unit begins with an exploration of economic wants and how people fulfill their wants with goods and services. Next, students are introduced to the terms ‘producer’ and ‘consumer’ as they explore ways in which their families consume goods and services. Students apply what they have learned in an activity based on Little Nino’s Pizzeria or a similar book. Students explore the concept of scarcity through a simple classroom demonstration and discussion of the book Bunny Money or a similar book. Students explore how scarcity forces people to make choices. This unit integrates math expectations using data, pictographs, and money. Using the book Crow & Pig or a similar book, students explore the concept of trade and then investigate how money simplifies trade. Students next look at various ways people earn money. Finally, students summarize the unit concepts in a graphic organizer.

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Stage One - Desired Results

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Standards
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Compelling Question

How do families meet their wants and needs where they live? 

Supporting Questions
  1. How do families satisfy their needs and wants?
  2. What is scarcity and what does it force families to do?
  3. How and why do families trade?
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Content (Key Concepts)

choice

consumer
economic wants
goods
money
pictograph
producer
scarcity
services
trade

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Cause and Effect
Comparing/Contrasting
Describing

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Stage Two - Assessment Evidence

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Unit Assessment Tasks
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Stage Three - Learning Plan

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Lesson Plan Sequence
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Resources
  • Art paper and drawing materials, such as markers and crayons
  • Chart paper and markers
  • Coins: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar
  • Colored construction paper cut into small squares to fix on pictographs
  • Dollar bill
  • Overhead projector or document camera and projector
  • Play money
  • Stickers (enough for one per student)
  • Student journal or notebook
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Expectations/Standards
MI: Social Studies (2007)
Kindergarten
Economics
E1 Market Economy
Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity in a market economy.
K - E1.0.1 Describe economic wants they have experienced.
K - E1.0.2 Distinguish between goods and services.
1st Grade
Economics
E1 Market Economy
Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity in a market economy.
1 – E1.0.1 Distinguish between producers and consumers of goods and services.
1 – E1.0.2 Describe ways in which families consume goods and services.
1 – E1.0.3 Using examples, explain why people cannot have everything they want (scarcity) and describe how people respond (choice).
1 – E1.0.4 Describe reasons why people voluntarily trade.
1 – E1.0.5 Describe ways in which people earn money (e.g., providing goods and services to others, jobs).
1 – E1.0.6 Describe how money simplifies trade.
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