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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum Full KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------WHAT'S INCLUDED?--------------------- 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!* -------------------------WANT MORE?---------------------------- 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 ----------------------BUYING FOR A TEAM?-------------------------- LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at [email protected] .