Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Needs, Wants, and Choices Submitted By: Cathy Galvan & Martha

Rendon

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This is an introductory social studies lesson to economics, which is designed for 2nd grade students to learn about needs, wants and choices. This lesson uses the 2nd Grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods (p 160 161) B. Target Population: Grade Level: 2nd Grade Skill Level: Students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole group for steps 1 and 2, Independent for step 3, Small group for step 4, Whole group for Closure C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 2nd Grade Social Studies Book: Neighborhoods (p. 160 161) Whiteboard Choices Worksheet Pencils D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o E9.2.1- Give examples of what is given up when choices are made.

Student-Friendly Standards E9.2.1- I will know that choices I make might mean I have to give up something.

E. Procedure: 1. Refer to Get Set to Read and ask students to read the lesson title and look at the pictures and discuss what they see. a) Invite students to share experiences they have had buying things. b) Ask what choices they made regarding their purchases. c) Introduce vocabulary words (needs, shelter, wants). 2. Have students read pages 160 and 161, stopping to discuss the difference between wants and needs. a) Make a chart on whiteboard listing wants and needs students come up with. 3. Hand out choices worksheet. Explain directions and that students will make a chart like the one on page 161 that Sally completed. Allow students to independently complete the worksheet. 4. After completion of the worksheet, have students share their choices with their group.
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Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Needs, Wants, and Choices Submitted By: Cathy Galvan & Martha Rendon

5. CLOSURE: Refer to Review/Assess from TE p. 161and ask students: a) In what ways are needs and wants different? b) What are the costs and benefits of making a buying choice? c) Collect the worksheets. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Assessment will be from class discussion and worksheet. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Students will show understanding of what is given up when choices are made by discussion and completion of choices worksheet. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The completion of the student worksheet will be the easiest part of this lesson, because it is independent student work. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging part of this lesson will be explaining to second grade students the differences between want and need and how to choose between the two. I know it is still difficult for me to make choices between what I need and want. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will use TE pages 162 and 163 regarding the folktale The Milkmaid and her wants and needs. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will use the activity on page 160 where students make labeled picture cards and then divide them into piles of wants and needs. Afterward, they will describe their reasons for each. I can do this as a group activity with students that did not grasp the concept. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I think this lesson should work well. I might need to review wants and needs at a later date to ensure that students grasped the concept.
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Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Needs, Wants, and Choices Submitted By: Cathy Galvan & Martha Rendon

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was tying in the standard to the assessment. I originally was going to use the prediction worksheet that was included in the teachers edition, however, using that as an assessment did not reflect covering the standard. I ended up creating a worksheet which modeled Sallys experience in the teachers edition. I felt this worksheet assessed the standard better than the prediction worksheet.

Choices Worksheet

Houghton Mifflin 2nd Grade Social Studies TE Whiteboard Pencil

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