1st Grade Social Studies Unit 5

Big Idea:

How families meet basic needs, Goods and Services, Not being able to have all of the goods and services one wants, and Value of work.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

1.7 Economics. The student understands how families meet basic human needs. The student is expected to:

• (A) describe ways that families meet basic human needs.

1.9 Economics. The student understands the condition of not being able to have all the goods and services one wants. The student is expected to:

• (B) explain why wanting more than they can have requires that people make choices;
• (C) identify examples of choices families make when buying goods and services.

Focus TEKS

1.7 Economics. The student understands how families meet basic human needs. The student is expected to:

• (B) describe similarities and differences in ways families meet basic human needs.

1.8 Economics. The student understands the concepts of goods and services. The student is expected to:

• (A) identify examples of goods and services in the home, school, and community; (B) identify ways people exchange goods and services; and
• (C) identify the role of markets in the exchange of goods and services.

1.9 Economics. The student understands the condition of not being able to have all the goods and services one wants. The student is expected to:

• (A) identify examples of people wanting more than they can have.

1.10 Economics. The student understands the value of work. The student is expected to:

• (A) describe the components of various jobs and the characteristics of a job well performed;
• (B) describe how specialized jobs contribute to the production of goods and services.

Ongoing TEKS

1.17 Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:

• (A) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music;
• (B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, maps, literature, and artifacts
• (C) sequence and categorize information.

1.18 Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to:

• (A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences
• (B) create and interpret visual and written material.

1.19 Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:

• (A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;
• (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify examples of goods and services in the home, school and community.
• I will identify ways people exchange goods and services.
• I will explain the role of markets in the exchange of goods of services.
• I will identify and describe ways families meet basic needs.
• I will discuss examples of people wanting more than they can have.
• I will discuss examples of choices families make when buying goods and services.
• I will understand the value of work.
• I will determine the characteristics of a job well done.
• I will describe how specialized jobs contribute to the production of goods and services.

Essential Questions:

• How do families meet basic needs?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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