Contributors/Editors

Dr. Lee-Anne T. Spalding; Kendra Hazen

Keywords

First Grade; Elementary Education; Elementary Education Commons; Social Studies; Florida Social Studies Standards; Curriculum; Lesson Plans; Unit Plans; English Language Arts Integration; College of Community Innovation and Education; English Learners; Universal Design for Learning; Economics; Goods and Services; Producers and Consumers; Production; Distribution; Consumption; Needs and Wants

Abstract

Designed by pre-service teachers, this fifteen day Social Studies unit covers 1st grade Florida Social Studies Sunshine State Standards and Florida B.E.S.T. Standards while incorporating Universal Design for Learning strategies, English Language strategies, and opportunities for students to engage with educational technology in various capacities. This unit is complete with a daily Instructional Guide for teachers, turnkey student-facing materials, lists of or links to any necessary resources not created by the authors, and a post-assessment. During this unit, students will review needs and wants and explore goods, services, consumers, and producers through a portfolio based summative assessment and collective class market simulation at the conclusion of the unit. Students will also learn about opportunity cost with an introduction to supply and demand. Students will practice applying their knowledge about goods, services, consumers, and producers with the creation and oral presentation of vocabulary based posters, small group research on examples of producers, and create a narrative writing piece in alignment with the class guest speaker.

Date Created

8-7-2024

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