First Grade How Families Live, Work, and Play
Lesson 2
Title: Consumers and Producers in your Family
Grade Level: First Grade
Unit of Study: How Families Live, Work, and Play
Abstract: Students will recognize the ways in which they and their families function as
producers and consumers.
Key Concepts:
Family members are consumers and producers.
GLCEs:
E1.0.1 Distinguish between producers and consumers of goods and services.
E1.0.2 Describe ways in which families consume goods and services.
Key Terms & Vocabulary
Consumer
Producer
Goods
Services
Sequence of Activities:
Review what consumers and producers are with children by showing 2 interactive activities from
the links below.
Consumers
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=457&&flash_name=em457_story
1.swf
Producers
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=457&&flash_name=em457_story
2.swf
Discuss with students how they and their families are producers and consumers. The following
questions will get you started.
Some children get paid for doing chores at home. Do you have any chores that you get
paid to do?
Do your family members get paid for doing this work? [In most case no, but other
children might receive an allowance or other pay for specific chores]
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First Grade How Families Live, Work, and Play
What other goods and services do you and your parents consume? [Cars, furniture,
shoes, toys, etc.]
Who pays for the goods and services that you and your family use? [Students and their
parents pay for the goods and services used. Students who have an understanding of
public goods and services may also point out that the government collects taxes to pay
for some goods and services used.]
The work that families do is very important. Why do you think this is so?
Possible responses:
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Some jobs such as meals and cleaning are essential to the operation of a home.
If a family member didn't do the work for free, the family might have to pay someone
else to do it.
These jobs are a way to learn how to do something new.
It feels good to accomplish something and help the family.
Lesson Developed by Patricia Bonner – (EconEdLink.org)
Have students complete Worksheet 2.
Connections:
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Instructional Resources:
Equipment/Manipulative
Chart Paper
Teacher Resources
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=EM457&page=teacher
Worksheet 2
A-Z Reading (if available)
 Workers
pppst.com
 Social Studies
 Economics
 Goods and Services
(PK-2)
Econedlink.org
Educator
Interactive tools
K-12
Simple Simon…
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