Teachers who wish to enrich the present social studies curriculum with economic education will find this a useful guide. Learning activities and multi-media resources are suggested which help to illucidate major and supporting concepts in economics for the third grade level. Fundamental concepts for this grade are: 1) a land-use map shows where…

Designed for third grade language arts students, this learning capsule contains student materials and a teacher's guide for a unit on budgeting. Objectives are to discriminate between wants and needs, distinguish parts of a budget, and construct a budget. The unit requires four to six hours of instructional time and is designed for use with a…

This unit, designed for elementary school social studies classes, contains student materials and teacher's guide for exploring different means of exchanging goods and services. The unit is divided into two parts and designed around a learning center approach. In Part I the student uses pictures, games, and activity sheets to distinguish between…