How Do We Get The Things We Want?
Learn more about goods and services, barter and trade, currency, and money.
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Lessons & Activities
1 Hour+
Potato Tale from Great Depression
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students learn about barter and money through a story about a family during the Great Depression. Students then learn about the difficulties of using barter to satisfy wants through an active learning assignment.
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VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Consumers and Producers
Understand that people are both producers and consumers.
CURRICULUM UNITS
Federal Reserve Economic Fundamentals: Elementary Curriculum
Introduce basic economic concepts that are designed for elementary school learners with ten independent hands-on lesson plans.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Saturday Sancocho
Learn about money's advantages over barter.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Mr. Cookie Baker
Read a story and identify economic resources.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza
Illustrate the roles consumers and producers play.
