GLCE
2ND GRADE ECONOMICS
2-E.1.0.2 Identify Businesses in the local community.
2-E.1.0.3 Describe how businesses in the local community meet economic wants of
consumers.
2-E.1.0.5 Use examples to show that people cannot produce everything they want
(specialization) and depend on trade with others to meet their wants.
TRADE BOOKS!
TEXT BOOK!
MAGAZINES!
ACTIVITY BOOKS!
CHILDREN’S DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONS
POSTERS!
GAMES!
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Money Bags
Coin Value Game
Grocery Cart
VIDEO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WPeUpcBlg
SONG!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHY5cdExNa8
WEBSITES!
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/boss/
http://www.educational-freeware.com/news/business-games.aspx
Sources!
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