Economics Standard Four - Grades K-3

Sample Activities

Students would be assigned a specific commodity (shirts, shoes, jewelry, etc.) and would then go around their classroom determining where in the world those items were made- e.g., how many shoes from Italy, Poland, or Brazil. Then each student would take an outline world map and find the location from which each of these commodities is produced, and draw a line from that country to the United States [International trade].

This event would naturally connect with developing a basic geographic awareness and the ability to use maps.

to Economics Standard Four.