This guide is one of the series intended to teach a progression of economic concepts as an enrichment to an existing social studies program. The guide is structured around an elaboration of five basic concepts. "Big Ideas": 1) all families need goods and services; 2) families need money for goods and services; 3) someone must produce the…

This unit, which contains a teacher's guide and student materials, is designed for students with limited acquaintance with money (Grades K-1). Activities reinforce the basic concept of recognizing a penny, counting pennies, and associating monetary value with pennies from one to ten cents. These activities include listening to a taped read-along…