Big Idea: Why do people work?

My Book of People Working

 California Standard 1.6 Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.

Materials: crayons, drawing paper, stapler

 

1. Listen to what jobs you can do in your community.

 
 

2. Choose two or three jobs to draw.

 
 

3. Color your pictures and write a sentence about each job.

 
 

4. Put your pictures together in a book.

 

 
 

Needs and Wants

Read a story about earning, saving, or spending money.

Trade and Money

Look at how coins are made.

Work and Jobs

Learn about working on a ranch. Click on each character to see what they do. Find out about the people who work in your town.

Goods and Services

Learn about goods and services at Econopolis. Click on a picture to take an interactive tour.

Work Long Ago

Find out about work in Colonial times.