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Lesson Plan #3: Grade: 3rd Social Studies Strand: Neighborhoods

This lesson plan introduces 3rd grade students to the concepts of income, producers, and consumers. Students will role play running shops and markets in the classroom. They will buy and sell pretend goods and receive play money for their work. The goal is for students to understand how a community functions economically and how people earn money to purchase things they need.

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Lesson Plan #3: Grade: 3rd Social Studies Strand: Neighborhoods

This lesson plan introduces 3rd grade students to the concepts of income, producers, and consumers. Students will role play running shops and markets in the classroom. They will buy and sell pretend goods and receive play money for their work. The goal is for students to understand how a community functions economically and how people earn money to purchase things they need.

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Lesson Plan #3

Grade: 3rd Social Studies Strand: Neighborhoods


Submitted By: Sandra Montgomery
EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 20 4 !n"tr#ctor: $aren %o&ell

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: Thi" le""on plan &ill di"c#"" ho& a per"on get" an income and the importance o' &or() B. Basic nformation: Grade Le!el: 3rd grade "ime to #om$lete this Lesson: 45 50 min#te" Grou$ings: &hole gro#p reading and di"c#""ion"* +hole gro#p

#. Materials: ,o#ghton -i''lin 5th grade Neigh.orhood Social St#die" .oo(: /nit 4 Core Le""on 2 p) 001 02 !ntegrating Lang#age 3rt" and Social St#die"4 "trategy 22 pg) 551 03 %lay money o' vario#" .ill" and cent" #p to a 620) -onopoly money &o#ld &or( 'ine &ith the dollar" or #"e the attachment") !' yo# &ant to #"e coin"* it &o#ld .e .e"t to .#y the pla"tic coin" and not paper) !tem" 'or each mar(et 'or "ell and the co"t o' item") "eacher Pre$aration St#dent" earn the money .y t#rning in their &or( on time* their .ehavior* going a.ove and .eyond &hat they are "#ppo"ed to do) Teacher &ill give 7o." to "t#dent" to do and pay them 'or their &or() The teacher &ill .e the .o"" o' the"e "tore" and &hen the "t#dent" are done &ith "elling* they t#rn the money in to the .o""* "ho& that "he ta(e" money 'or the good" and then pay" the &or(er" 'or their time and &or() Create a variety o' "hop" that a to&n #"#ally need" li(e a grocery "tore* po"t o''ice* .an(* clothe" "tore* and &hatever el"e yo# &o#ld li(e to have) ,ave thi" "et #p in di''erent area" o' the cla""room) !dea" are attached) ,ave the li"t o' item" and co"t po"ted on mar(et) ,ave "t#dent8" trade po"ition" in the mar(et"* to "ho& ho& they earn the money)

%. &b'ecti!es: o N( State Social Studies Standards

E9.3.4 Demon"trate an #nder"tanding o' income and give e9ample")

Student)*riendly Standards E2)3)4 ! can #nder"tand the importance o' an income and give e9ample")

+. (ocabulary ncome: -oney or "omething given to a per"on 'or the &or( they provide) Producer: 3 per"on &ho ma(e" or gro&" "omething #onsumer: Someone &ho .#y" or #"e" thing")

#. Procedure:

Lesson Acti!ity ) 3" a cla""* S+ coral read a.o#t mar(et") :,o#ghton -i''lin Neigh.orhood Social St#die"* p) 001 02) 2) ;o over the de'inition") 3) T+ di"c#"" the r#le" in &hich yo# e9pect 'rom the cla"") o o No p#"hing <e re"pect'#l to tho"e aro#nd yo#

4) T+ tell the "t#dent" that "he i" the .o"" o' the"e mar(et") Have several market days and have different students run them. This way they get the opportunity to work. 5) T+ di"c#"" the mar(et" that are "et aro#nd the room and the "t#dent" &ill ta(e t#rn" r#nning the "tore) Tell students that they arent to give anything

free. If they do, they will e fired and wont get paid for the work they had done. 0) T+ &ill o."erve "t#dent" a" they .#y and "ell thing" in thi" mar(et) This a!tivity will last 3" minutes. S+ &rite in their hi"tory 7o#rnal ho& the .#"ine"" get money* ho& people get the money to "pend on the item" they got* and &hy it i" important 'or people to &or(* .#y* and "ell) 5) T+ a"( the "t#dent" &hat &o#ld happen i' the "hop o&ner" &ere to 7#"t hand thing" o#t 'or 'ree= +hat &o#ld happen i' all the "tore" &ere to "h#t do&n= >) T+ pay tho"e "t#dent" &ho &or(ed the money they earned 'or &or(ing) 2) +hat can &e do &hen &e grad#ate do to help o#r"elve" and o#r comm#nity= #e !an work for money and uy what we want when we have the money.

%. Assessment: ,hat -ill you use to measure student understanding. !n'ormal o."ervation the "t#dent8" "elling and .#ying at the mar(et") !' the "t#dent8" &ere a.le to (eep their .#"ine"" r#nning or i' they had to clo"e .eca#"e they didn8t 'ollo& .#"ine"" proced#re) Their 7o#rnal &o#ld .e the 'ormal a""e""ment on &hether or not they #nder"tood the proce"" and rea"on 'or .#ying and "elling)

+/$lain ho- you -ill 0no- students understand the conce$ts from the lesson. The "t#dent" &ill .e a.le to e9plain &hat (eep" a to&n or city r#nning and ho& people &or( to get money* and ho& one get" and "pend" money)

+. #losure: T+ .e a"(ing "t#dent" &hat can &e do &hen &e grad#ate do to help o#r"elve" and o#r comm#nity= #e !an work for money and uy what we want when we have the money. Thi" di"c#""ion .ac( and 'orth &ith the "t#dent" &ill .e the clo"#re)

*. 1eflection: 2. ,hich $art of the lesson do you thin0 -ill be the easiest for you to teach. ! thin( 'or the mo"t part that thi" le""on &o#ld .e pretty ea"y to teach) There really i"n8t m#ch di''ic#lty to the le""on) 3. ,hich $art -ill be most challenging for you to teach. The only thing ! can thin( o'* i" ma(ing "#re my in"tr#ction" on &hat ! &ant the "t#dent" to do i" clear and "t#dent" #nder"tand &hat ! e9pect o' them)

3. 4o- -ill you follo- u$ or e/tend this lesson. ! &o#ld contin#e &ith the data "heet that i" on page 02 ? 03 in !ntegrating Lang#age art" and Social "t#die") Thi" &ill "ho& "t#dent" the di''erence" in other co#ntrie" c#rrency) 5. ,hat can you do for students -ho don6t gras$ the conce$ts. ! &o#ld have tho"e "t#dent" &or( &ith a partner &ho #nder"tand &hat i" going on) ! &o#ld ma(e "#re that "t#dent e9plain" &hat he@"he i" doing and tell that "t#dent &hy they are doing it)

Then ! &o#ld have the "t#dent &ho i" "tr#ggling do &hat the .#ying and "elling &ith the g#idance o' the partner* "o the partner can help him@her i' it i" needed)

7. ,hich $art of the lesson8 if any8 do you thin0 might need to change. ! don8t thin( ! &o#ld change anything &ith thi" le""on)

9. ,hen you -ere -riting this lesson $lan8 -hat -as the most difficult $art. !n deciding i' ! &o#ld #"e parent vol#nteer" or not 'or thi" activity) ! decided it &a" .e"t 'or the "t#dent" to &or( the "hop"* .eca#"e thi" &ay they learn that in order to get money* they &o#ld have to &or( 'or it)

!dea" 'or &hat each mar(et@"hop co#ld .e)

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