K-3 students should be able to:
identify and describe the economy of their community and how the economy creates ties among people.



1. Identify and describe the items they need for survival; identify and describe items they want but do not need. Compare the two lists.

2. Of the items they need for survival, identify which ones are produced within the community; of the items they want but do not need, identify which ones are produced within the community.

3. Of the items they need for survival, identify the actual sources of these on a map of the world: of the items they want but do not need, identify the actual sources of these on a map of the world.

4. Choose an item produced in the community and describe the means of communication and transportation necessary to deliver it to the student.

5. Identify the uses the students make of barter and/or exchange of money to obtain what they need and want in their own lives.

6. Interview people in the community to find out what they do for work, where they work. and how far they travel to work. Locate these on a map.

7. Compare the jobs of people who work at home with those who work outside the home.

8. Identify businesses in the community, what they do, and how many people they employ.