Economics in a Farmers Market

Author:MacaylaWiles
Datecreated:03/14/20173:14PMEDTDatemodified:04/19/201710:43PMEDT

VITALINFORMATION
Grade/Level Grade 2

Time Allotment 1 class periods. 30 Mins. per class.

Subject(s) Social Studies

Topic Economics

Lesson Concept(s) Making economic choices and learning to be good global citizens

Essential Questions
What is the economy?

How do citizens affect the economy?

Prerequisite Skills and/or The students must understand how the economy works and how there are producers and consumers who both contribute to
Concepts the economy.

Materials for Students You Tube Video

Teacher Resources
Materials and resources:
You Tube Video

STANDARDSANDOBJECTIVES/LEARNINGOUTCOMES
Lesson After watching the video, the students will discuss and record their observations of
Objective(s)/Learning
Outcomes (ABCD)

Standards MD- Maryland College and Career Ready Standards - Math and ELA/Literacy (2013)
Subject: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Grade: Grade 2 students:
Strand: Writing
Domain:
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard:
7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science
observations).

ASSESSMENT
Assessment/Rubrics Do a quick checklist after watching the video to see which students understood how comsumers and producers interact.
Mark if the student was able to answer and write their answer

PROCEDURES(WithAttentionToUDL)
Introductory Activities
(Engage)
1. State the standard and objective
2. Intro what we will be learning today
3. Show the students the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upseIKonHO0

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Teaching Activities
(Explore, Explain, Elaborate)
Closure Activities (Evaluate)
Differentiated Instruction
REFLECTION
Reflection
Discuss and record the characteristics of the farmers market store
What did you notice happening in the farmers market?
Who was at the farmers market?
How did the people interact?
Any other important things?
Call on students to share their thoughts
Record on a paper to project to the students
Bring back to the standard and our objective for the day.
Ask the students what they learned and how they can tie it to our objective
Have students raise their hands to tell me one thing they learned and I will write it on the checklist.
checklist
Low: Ask the students questions to push them beyond their zpd/ Have them talk with another partner about what they know
and or learned
High: Ask these students higher order questions and push them to think deeper
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